Here’s a look at promotions, rentals, movers and newsmakers on the Memphis business scene:
Executive director of the hotel industry Mikaja P. Sturdivant IV and Head of Strategic Development at the University of Mississippi Medical Center candy L. Simmons are appointed to the board of directors of First Commercial Bank, which is based in Jackson, Mississippi. Sturdivant joined the board in March. His professional experience is in the field of commercial real estate and before that he was a member of the First Commercial Advisory Board. Sturdivant is the third generation to run the MMI Hospitality Group, a family business for over 65 years based in Jackson, and was appointed its CEO on January 1, 2021. He is a graduate of McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi and Harvard Business School. Simmons joined the board in April. She has 15 years of previous direct experience in helping guide the marketing strategy in the financial services sector. She is the Director of Basic Gifts and Strategic Planning at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Advanced Applied Leadership Program (AALP) at Else School of Management at Millsaps College, which includes training for professionals in the workplace to promote personal and professional growth. From 2006 until last summer, Simmons worked at Financial Corp., where she was senior vice president of geography marketing strategist and provided support for Southern Mississippi, Houston, Texas, Alabama and Louisiana. Simmons holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi.
IN Tennessee Veterinary Association announced its class for 2022-23. Power of Ten Leadership Program. The program is designed for young veterinarians who have been practicing for 10 years or less. Career development, wellness, communication, social media and cyberbullying are just some of the topics covered in the Power of Ten sessions. Among the members of this class are Dr. Mary Hurley at Arlington Pet Hospital and dr Paige Underwood from Brooks Road Animal Hospital in Memphis. Power Ten helps foster a sense of community among young veterinarians in the program, while developing leadership, communication and business skills, according to Power of 10 graduates Julie Buford, DVM. Participants will complete the program in February 2023.
Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh announced this recently Brett Hughes has been recognized as a Fellow of the Memphis Bar Foundation. Lawyers and judges are nominated to become scholarship recipients in recognition of their outstanding service to the legal profession and their adherence to the highest standards of professional ethics and conduct. Each year the foundation selects a new class of nominees. Hughes is a managing member of the company. Prior to joining the firm in 1998, he served as Assistant Attorney General for Shelby County. He works primarily with businesses, including as an external corporate advisor, to assist them in their litigation.
Gil ВилянуеваAssociate Vice President and Dean of Admissions at the University of Richmond, has been appointed Vice President for Enrollment in Rhodes College. He will take over in July, when President-elect Jennifer Collins takes office, and will provide high-level strategic direction for admission, college enrollment services and financial assistance operations. Villanueva has led complex strategic initiatives and comes to Rhodes with three decades of experience in managing recruitment, admission and enrollment. Prior to joining the University of Richmond in 2009, he was dean of admission to Brandeis University, senior associate dean of admission at Bucknell University and assistant dean of admission at Harvey Mudd College, where he began as an admissions advisor. Villanueva received a master’s degree in education from Bucknell University.
Neil-Shaffer from Jackson, Mississippi, ads Matt Stevenson has been hired as the new director of safety and health of the company. Stevenson has 17 years of experience in managing safety and health programs and / or providing safety consulting services to a variety of industries. He has worked for the past six years as a safety director / project manager for a commercial construction company, and before that he worked for 11 years for a national firm that provides safety consulting and training to hundreds of companies. Stevenson is certified by the National Association of Safety Professionals as a Certified Construction Safety Manager (CSM-C) and is OSHA 500, OSHA 510, OSHA 3015 and OSHA 5119 certified.
– Compiled by Daniel Ginsburg
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