PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Michael McClure has joined Fabergé as store director for the new Houston Galleria location. Elke S. Laughlin is president and CEO of Laughlin Consulting Group, a recently launched management consulting firm serving the commercial real estate and other industries. Kip Brar has joined Seyfarth Shaw as a partner focusing on commercial litigation within the energy oil and gas, health care and manufacturing industries. Dean & Draper Insurance Agency announced the promotion of Stephen B. Smith to executive vice president, chief operating officer and limited partner over its group of agencies. Momentum Indoor Climbing has named Rees Williams general manager of its Katy location. Eliza Keegan has been named Momentum Katy’s youth program manager, and Tuesday Kahl is the gym’s assistant manager. William Hermann has joined On Point Custom Homes as an architectural designer. Matthew Berg, CEO of Simfero Consultants, has been appointed to the board of directors of Bayou Land Conservancy. Brett Haugh has joined Lockton Dunning Benefits as executive vice president. KPMG has added Mark Martin and Mark Horowitz as principals in the tax practice. David Windham has joined Cypess brook Co. as a commercial broker associate and will handle office and industrial leasing. Chuck Lowrey will rejoin Alvarez & Marsal as a managing director in the private equity performance improvement practice in Houston. Chef Omar Pereney has joined Houston-based A’la Carte Foodservice Consulting Group.