The Tempe Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has named Denise Hart as the interim President & CEO while the board continues its search for a permanent replacement to fill the opening. Denise recently assumed the role of Vice President of Marketing & Programs, after serving as the President & CEO at the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce for two and a half … [More]
Adolfson & Peterson Construction Launches Southwest Special Projects Division
Adolfson & Peterson Construction, a top national construction management firm and general contractor, has launched a Southwest special projects division to focus on construction projects of less than $5 million with tight deadlines in occupied spaces or facilities. Special Projects Manager Mehul Mistry joined AP Southwest to lead the new division, which won its inaugural … [More]
Global Entrepreneurs Group Taps Phoenix Media Executive as Next Chair
Arizona business leader, David Anderson, co-founder and co-owner of longtime Phoenix advertising and communications agency, Off Madison Ave, has been selected as the chair of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), a 15,000-member international professional organization. With the U.S. Census Bureau citing a 24% increase in in new business applications over last year, which was … [More]
JPMorgan Chase appoints Scott Lewis as Regional Director of Banking for Arizona
Scott Lewis, a seasoned banker with an extensive background in the mortgage industry, has been named the Regional Director of Banking for the Southwest Region at JPMorgan Chase. Based in Phoenix, Scott will lead the 1700+ retail branch banking employees for Arizona, focusing on aiding clients with all financial needs while providing first-class service. In addition, his team … [More]
Delta Dental of Arizona Announces Michael Jones as President and Chief Executive Officer
Delta Dental of Arizona is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Jones as president and chief executive officer, effective October 2021. He will also serve as the president of the charitable Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation, which provides much-needed funding, education and dental supplies to those in need across the state. As president and CEO, Jones will be … [More]
Scott Smith, CEO of Valley Metro, Announces Retirement
CEO Scott Smith recently informed the Valley Metro Boards of Directors of his intent to retire after serving as the agency’s chief executive for the past five and a half years. Smith shared that he would not seek to extend his current contract, which expires at the end of this fiscal year. “As an organization, Valley Metro is as healthy and strong as I’ve … [More]
Phoenix City Manager Ed Zuercher Retiring in October
After a successful 28-year career with the city of Phoenix, City Manager Ed Zuercher has announced his retirement, effective October 8. Zuercher started with the city in 1993 as a management intern and served in a variety of executive roles including Assistant to the City Manager, Public Transit Director, Deputy City Manager, Mayor's Chief of Staff, and Assistant City … [More]
Ryan Companies Names New Vice President of Multifamily Sector in Southwest Region
Ryan Companies US, Inc., a national developer, designer, builder and property manager offering full-service commercial real estate solutions, announced the appointment of Gil Gonzalez as vice president of development, multifamily. Gonzalez began at Ryan in early July and will focus on multifamily development pursuits in Arizona, as well as California and Washington. Based … [More]
Credit Union Appoints New Chief Retail Officer to Lead Innovative Strategies
Laura Wallace has been appointed Chief Retail Officer (CRO) at Desert Financial Credit Union, an iconic name in the Valley with a recently minted statewide charter. A credit union veteran, Wallace rose up the ranks, investing her career at Alliant Credit Union in Chicago, Illinois, for three decades. Alliant is a national, award-winning credit union with more than 600,000 … [More]
Former Grubb and Ellis Co-CEO to Lead Phoenix Real Estate Investment Co.
Matthews Real Estate Investment Services™, the nation’s fastest-growing real estate firm, announces addition to executive leadership with the strategic appointment of industry veteran, Bob Osbrink, as Executive Vice President and Market Leader for the Matthews™ Phoenix office. Osbrink will provide strategic direction for market penetration, including business development and … [More]
Steve Purves, Valleywise Health President and CEO, Takes Leadership of America’s Essential Hospitals Board
Steve Purves, President and CEO of Valleywise Health, today becomes America’s Essential Hospitals’ board chair at a time when the nation’s safety net health care systems are in the national spotlight for leading the nation’s COVID-19 response. America’s Essential Hospitals is the leading champion for hospitals and health systems dedicated to high-quality care for … [More]
Arizona Thrives Announces Alliance Leadership Council to Guide Clean Energy
Arizona Thrives announces it has formed the Arizona Thrives Alliance Leadership Council with 17 business, government and industry leaders to provide a shared leadership platform and a collaborative strategic approach to transition the state’s economy from carbon-based fuels to clean energy. As the Alliance Leadership Council takes shape, Arizona Thrives Founder and Interim … [More]
American Lung Association in Arizona Expands Leadership Board
The American Lung Association has added several new prominent Arizona business leaders to its Leadership Board as need for information and services for those with respiratory disease continues to grow throughout the Southwest. To bolster its strength in the state and assist the 937,206 Arizonans living with lung disease, the American Lung Association in Arizona is welcoming … [More]
Maricopa Association of Governments Elects New Officers, New Regional Transportation Plan Is Priority
A new Regional Transportation Plan that will guide transportation investments for decades to come is just one of the important activities that will be a focus for newly elected officers for the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). At today’s Annual Meeting of the MAG Regional Council, Mesa Mayor John Giles was elected to be the agency’s new chair. Avondale Mayor … [More]
Vidhya Kannan Named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of East Valley
Vidhya Kannan has been appointed as chief executive officer of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of East Valley. In her position as CEO, Kannan will oversee all of the day-to-day operations as well as patient care and quality at the 70-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital, located at 5652 E. Baseline Road in Mesa. She assumed the position on June 7, 2021. Kannan … [More]
Valley Leadership Names New Board Leadership
Valley Leadership’s board of directors has elected its board leadership for the next two years. VL’s board will be led by President Paul Komadina, senior managing director for CBRE; Vice President Koran Hardimon, director of inclusion and diversity for Republic Services; Treasurer Josh Shade, Arizona market president for U.S. Bank; Secretary Nancy Baldwin, executive director … [More]
Healthcare Entrepreneur Joins Flinn Foundation Board
Heidi Jannenga, one of Arizona’s most accomplished healthcare-technology entrepreneurs, has been elected to the Flinn Foundation board of directors. Jannenga, co-founder of Phoenix-based WebPT, the leading software provider for electronic medical records and practice management for rehabilitation therapists, brings to the board premier expertise in the clinical and … [More]
ASU Names New Dean of Cronkite School
Battinto Batts Jr. has held a number of dynamic jobs over the past few decades: award-winning newspaper journalist, lecturer, philanthropist, strategic communications professional, higher education administrator and nonprofit executive. He’ll soon make a new addition to his curriculum vitae: dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona … [More]
