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Cinemark Holdings
Sean Gamble, Chief Executive Officer
Sean Gamble, current CFO and COO of Cinemark Holdings, will be promoted to CEO following Mark Zoradi’s retirement effective Jan. 1, 2022. The company plans to expand upon its transition plan during its second earnings call next week. Prior to joining Cinemark, Gamble was executive vice president and CFO of Universal Pictures.
Education: Bucknell University (B.S.)
Mavenir
Bejoy Pankajakshan, Chief Technology and Strategy Officer
Bejoy Pankajakshan joins network software provider Mavenir in a newly created role. This position expands his previous role as executive vice president, and he is tasked with delivering a single software-based network that runs on any cloud. Before joining Mavenir eight years ago, Pankajakshan was the director of engineering at T-Mobile.
Education: Southern Methodist University (M.S.), Kansas State University (MBA), the University of Kerala (B.S.)
Dykema
Catherine S. Bowe, Senior Counsel
Catherine Bowe joins Dykema after practicing with Exall Legal Advisors in Dallas for four years. Prior to that, she spent 17 years with Hudson Advisors, most recently as deputy general counsel and managing director.
Education: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D.), Stanford University (B.A.)
Four Seasons Resort and Club
Yudith Bustos, Executive Pastry Chef
Yudith Bustos is transferring from the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C., where she has been since 2013. Before that, she was with the Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo since 2008.
Education: Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje Culinary School and O’Sullivan Culinary School
KDC
Eric Hage, Executive Vice President
Eric Hage will help bring on new business, expanding relationships with existing clients, managing new and ongoing projects, and helping to guide the company’s development team to ensure future success while supporting efforts around KDC’s recent $800 million fund. Before joining KDC, he was the regional vice president at Structure Tone Southwest.
Education: the University of Richmond (B.S.)
Independent Financial
Brett Walker, Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager
Brett Walker will be responsible for originating, managing, and monitoring a commercial loan and deposit portfolio for clients in all sectors of the real estate industry, including multi-family, industrial, retail, office, hospitality, self-storage, and student housing at Independent Financial. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Texas Capital Bank.
Education: The University of Oklahoma (B.B.A)
Jackson Spalding
Rachel Vaughan, Paid Media Director
Rachel Vaughan was promoted to direct the paid media team at Atlanta-based PR agency Jackson Spalding. She will lead the cross-office team from Dallas. Vaughan is responsible for growing and managing the agency’s paid media offerings, helping clients drive business results through digital and traditional advertising channels. Previously, Vaughan was an account manager at global technology firm Ansira.
Education: The University of Kansas (B.S.)
Valuation Research Corp.
Bryson Miller, Managing Director
Bryson Miller joins the global valuation firm in their first formal office in the state. Miller will spearhead an initiative to bring independent valuation support and advisory services to corporate clients and private equity sponsors in the Texas market. Before joining VRC, Miller served in leadership positions in the PwC deals practice and worked in the valuation services practice for KPMG.
Education: Brigham Young University (B.S.)
Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp.
Justin Shuart, Senior Director
Justin Shuart will arrange debt and equity financing for commercial real estate owners and developers through banks, life insurance companies, pension funds, conduit lenders, debt funds, private equity funds, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, and other private capital sources at Marcus & Millichap. Previously, he was the director of the real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.
Education: Southern Methodist University (MBA), The University of Texas at Austin (B.A.)
