PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Jill Boullion has joined the Bayou Land Conservancy as executive director.
Houston Public Media has named veteran broadcast journalist Dave Fehling as director of news and public affairs.
Matt Gilbert has joined the health care advisory services teamat Transwestern as vice president. Gilbert will provide tenant advisory, agency leasing and investment sales services to health care real estate occupiers, owners and investors.
Emmanuel “Manny” Merino has been promoted to division manager over the safety department at Cherry Cos.
Michael Hendryx, a partner of the law firm Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard, has been elected as the 2016-2017 president of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Grant Poeter has been promoted to managing director in Deloitte’s energy and resources supply chain practice.
Hernan Krymkiewiez has been promoted to managing director at Deloitte, where he will work with the firm’s global clients to modernize their technology landscape and provide efficiencies in their core operation.
Mark Koeppen hasbeen promoted to principal in Deloitte consulting’s CFO strategy practice.
Christian Sommer has been named president of the Houston division of Drees Custom Homes.
Brad Beers, a Houston lawyer and former cochairman of the Tulane University President’s Council, has joined the Board of Tulane, the university’s main governing body.
Chris Priddy has joined Red Guard as director of sales, Gulf Coast region. Hewill be responsible for promoting, selling and leasing modular blast-resistant buildings to petrochemical companies.
Trial lawyer Tom Bayko has joined the litigation and arbitration practice groups of Porter Hedges as a partner.