People in Business
Here’s a look at promotions, hirings and other noteworthy business events in the Memphis area.
» Cristie Upshaw Travis, chief executive officer of the Memphis Business Group on Health, recently was named chair of the board of trustees at Southern College of Optometry. New members of the board are Dr. Stuart J. Thomas, owner of Thomas Eye Center in Athens, Georgia, and Dr. David Cockrell, co-owner of Cockrell Eyecare Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
» Teresa Cooper recently was recently named SRVS director of community living, the agency’s residential services program with 80 homes throughout the community.
» Lehman-Roberts Co. was recognized at the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s 62nd meeting in Orlando. Chairman Rick Moore received the NAPA Man of the Year award and the company was presented with two 2016 Quality in Construction Awards and the 2016 NAPA Diamond Achievement Commendation.
» Kemmons Wilson Insurance Group (announced the addition of three new team members. Preston Gordon is now director of private client relationships, Bill Saig joined as an account executive and Grant Hubbard as marketing coordinator.
» Junior Achievement established its inaugural Young Professionals board with the naming of six individuals to its board of directors. They are Max Rubenstein of Keller-Williams Realty, chair; Jhula Barua of ABB, vice chair of programs; Jonathan Mosley of Innovate Memphis, vice chair of special events; Libby Ellman of Freedom Preparatory Academy, vice chair of outreach; Megan Richards of Mercer Capital, secretary; and Jennifer Jakob of Ernst & Young, treasurer. The board, made up of young business and community members, will serve the nonprofit in its volunteer and development efforts.
» Memphis-based regional flatbed trucking company, L & O Trucking promoted Joey C Sichting to executive vice president of sales, marketing and operations.
» AAF Memphis recently presented its 50th annual American Advertising Awards for creative excellence to area local advertising, marketing, graphic design, and media professionals. Twenty three agencies and organizations were recognized with 82 Gold and 82 Silver ADDY awards, and 12 recipients were recognized with “Best Of” awards. Honored were Archer Malmo — Best of Show, Best of Photography, Best of Copywriting, Special Judges Award, 25 Gold, 18 Silver; City Leadership — 1 Gold; DCA — 5 Gold, 7 Silver; Disciple Design — Best of Self-Promotion, 6 Gold; Downtown Memphis Commission — 1 Silver; Farmhouse — Best of Illustration, 5 Gold, 6 Silver; Harvest: 1 Gold, 1 Silver; Hemline | Tailored Brand Strategies — 1 Silver; inferno: 9 Gold, 13 Silver; Loaded for Bear — 5 Gold, 10 Silver; Oden — 1 Silver; Paradigm Marketing & Creative — 1 Gold, 6 Silver; Red Deluxe Brand Development — Best of Art Direction, Best of Print, Best of Out-of-Home, 9 Gold; RedRover Company — 2 Silver; RocketFuel — 1 Silver; Running Pony — Best of Television, 3 Gold, 2 Silver; S2N Design — 1 Silver; Simple Focus — Best of Digital, 3 Gold, 3 Silver; Sullivan Branding — 6 Gold, 4 Silver; Tactical Magic — Best of Brand Identity, 2 Gold, 1 Silver; Taropop — 2 Silver; and Via Productions — 1 Gold; Y&R Memphis — 2 Silver. Students from both the University of Memphis and Memphis College of Art participated in the Student
» ADDYs which offered students the same categories as professionals. The winners: Catherine Knowles, University of Memphis, 1 Gold; Addie James, University of Memphis, 1 Silver; Ana Mariel Ramsey, Memphis College of Art, 1 Silver; Mia Saine, Memphis College of Art, 1 Gold; and Davis Tate, Memphis College of Art, 1 Gold, 1 Silver.
» First Tennessee Bank received multiple awards for outstanding service for business banking from Greenwich Associates, which evaluated more than 600 banks as part of its 2016 Greenwich Excellence Awards. The bank won 17 national awards and three regional (South) awards. First Tennessee also earned high grades from customers in the annual Phoenix-Hecht Treasury Management Quality Index for middle market banking.
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