Announcements Archives - Page 9 of 10

Ambika Burda, PE named Vice President of Development at Cousins Properties

The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Cousins Properties, is pleased to announce that Amibka Burda, PE, has been named the new Vice President of Development at the Atlanta-based real estate investment trust. Boasting a proven track record of success, Burda has implemented or managed more than $1.5 billion in facility and infrastructure projects in the past 10 years.

Prior to joining Cousins, Burda served as a Project Director for Atkins, overseeing the implementation of more than $540 million in facility and infrastructure projects. She led diverse teams of project managers, construction management and project control professionals in more than 120 projects. She also worked as a Senior Project Manager for WSP, as well as a Senior Professional Engineer for Kleinfelder.

Tractor Supply Company, Petsense tab Matthew Rubin for key executive role

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Tractor Supply Company, is pleased to announce that Matthew Rubin has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Petsense. With more than 20 years of experience in retail strategy, operations and merchandising, Rubin brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this crucial executive position.

Prior to joining the company, he served as Senior Vice President of Business Development & Growth at The Michaels Companies, where he was responsible for developing and leading MichaelsPro, mergers and acquisitions, and managing key strategic growth initiatives across the company.

Rubin also served as an executive with Accenture Strategy’s North America Retail Practice, specializing in transformational corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, multi-channel operations and retail real estate. Before joining Accenture in April 2015, he was a Partner at Consolidated Venture Partners & Consolidated Marketing, a Co-Founder and Finance Partner at OnTrend Products, and was the Vice President of Specialty Business Operations, at BJ’s Wholesale Club

Rob Lamb selected as CFO for Crown & Caliber

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Crown & Caliber, is pleased to announce that Rob Lamb has joined the executive leadership team of the growing watch brand. Lamb, a veteran financial analyst, will serve as the company’s Chief Financial Officer.

For the past 20 years, Lamb has focused on providing strategic financial leadership to major brands in the digital news and entertainment industry working with, including a recent stint as the Vice President of Finance and Division CFO of Turner Sports. There he led a team of 18 that provided key financial insights and counsel to the company’s executive team, managing annual budgets of more than $2 billion that featured prominent brands like NCAA March Madness and NBA on TNT.

Crown & Caliber names Ali Frost as CMO

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Crown & Caliber, is pleased to announce that Ali Frost has joined the executive leadership team of the growing watch brand. Frost is a seasoned and trusted marketer who will take over as Chief Marketing Officer for Crown & Caliber.

Frost has spent the past 20 years serving diverse industries that stretch from consumer packaged goods to sports and entertainment, leveraging analytics and creativity to bring brands to life. Prior to joining Crown & Caliber, she was the interim CMO for PopStroke Entertainment Group, as well as the Senior Vice President for Marketing for the Greg Norman Company. She also enjoyed leadership stints with Rally Labs, Sony, Colgate and The Weather Channel.

Will Rushing named as VP at MotoRad

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with MotoRad, is pleased to announce that Will Rushing has joined the company’s executive leadership team. A strategic and disciplined leader with a history of driving strong financial and sales performances, Rushing will serve as Vice President of Operations at the one of the leaders in the automotive industry.

Prior to joining MotoRad, Rushing was the general manager at Americold Logistics, overseeing the company’s distribution operations and logistics. He also spent 10 years in various leadership roles at McKesson, including a stint as assistant director of operations.

Rushing also spent eight years working with the U.S. Navy, working in human resources and performing essential analysis on several critical projects, including a modeling and simulation guidelines book currently in use.

Jackson Spalding names Todd Croom as CFO

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The Grant Partners, after collaboration with Jackson Spalding, is pleased to announce that Todd Croom has joined the award-winning agency as its Chief Financial Officer. Croom brings decades of financial and strategic planning experience to optimize the company’s performance and growth, as well as a multi-faceted background as a consultant, executive leader and entrepreneur that has equipped him with a versatile and unique skill set.

Prior to joining Jackson Spalding, he consulted for several businesses, including building out the infrastructure and strategy for a healthcare start-up. He also served as senior director of finance for Cox Automotive’s HR operations and vice president of finance operations for Manheim. Croom also enjoyed leadership stints with Southern Company and Deloitte.

He and his wife, Jill, merged their families in 2018, moving to Decatur, and he is a devoted mentor to elementary students in Atlanta through his church and Big Brothers Big Sisters and serves as an Advisory Board member for the CFO Forum.

Batchelor & Kimball chooses Chris Taylor for VP role

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The Grant Partners, in collaboration with Batchelor & Kimball, is pleased to announce that Chris Taylor has been named Vice President of Operations & Engineering for the mechanical engineering company. Chris brings extensive experience across operations, manufacturing and quality management to this executive role, enabling him to deploy a practical approach toward generating strong financial results that also focuses on talent development and employee relationships.

Prior to joining Batchelor & Kimball, he served as the vice president of operations for National Cart Company, directing all aspects of safety, procurement, supply chain, quality control and human resources. Chris also has served as the director of operations and director of advanced engineering with Lennox International, managing a $6.3 million capital budget and a three-year strategic plan to drive growth.

Padgett Business Services names Jeff Phillips its new CEO

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The Grant Partners, in collaboration with Padgett Business Services, is pleased to announce that Jeff Phillips has been selected as the next CEO of one of North America’s largest accounting and business consulting providers. Jeff, an accomplished accounting industry leader and entrepreneur, will focus on franchisee support and growth, as well as increasing investments in new technologies and software to empower the Padgett brand.

Prior to taking the helm at Padgett, Jeff was the co-founder of Accountingfly, an innovative, web-based platform that matches accounting firms with local and remote talent. There, he oversaw the acquisition of Going Concern, one of the most-read news websites in the accounting industry, as a way to connect its large audience of younger CPA readers to remote career opportunities. His visionary approach at both Accountingfly and Going Concern led to him being named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People by Accounting Today on four different occasions.

Melissa McNamara joins Cousins Properties in executive communications role

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The Grant Partners, in collaboration with Cousins Properties, is pleased to announce that Melissa McNamara has been named Vice President of Corporate Communications at the Atlanta-based real estate investment trust. She’ll be responsible for developing and executing the communications and marketing strategy for Cousins Properties.

Melissa came to Cousins from Macquarie Group, where she served as senior vice president and the head of corporate communications in the Americas for Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), the world’s largest alternative asset manager. She previously worked at Global Strategy Group, a public affairs firm, and in corporate communications at Accenture. Melissa began her career in journalism, and worked for several national media companies, including the New York Times and CNN.

Chris Anderson named CHRO at Batchelor & Kimball

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The Grant Partners, in collaboration with Batchelor & Kimball, is pleased to announce that Chris Anderson has been selected to be the next CHRO for the mechanical engineering company. A seasoned leader in human resources management, Chris is passionate about cultivating strategies that align human resources initiatives with the broader organizational goals of the business.

Prior to joining Batchelor & Kimball, he was a consultant with RHR Consulting, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in providing supportive human capital strategies, due diligence, and acquisition integration. Chris also served as vice president of human resources at both Molnlycke Health Care and Hospira.