PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Danielle Dunfee has been named director of U.S. sales at Benchmark Hospitality International.
Doug Burt has joined Tarantino Properties as a multifamily investment sales associate in its multifamily brokerage division. Jeff Eisenhardt has joined Tarantino Properties as an investment broker in its multifamily brokerage division.
Eddie Lasker with Spirit of Texas Bank has been promoted to Fort Bend office president.
Ed Clark has joined Comerica Bank-Houston as senior vice president and petroleum engineer in its energy lending group.
Lantana Energy Advisors, a division of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, announced that Patrick M. McKin
ney has joined Lantana as managing director.
EthosEnergy has appointed Kevin Taylor as president of Power Solutions, with responsibility for leading the strategic direction of engineering, procurement and construction activities. EthosEnergy provides ro- tating equipment services and solutions to the power, oil and gas and industrial markets. Tracy Weeden has been named president and CEO of Neuhaus Education Center, a Houston-based nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to promoting reading success.
Jeff Fleming, the Fayez Sarofim Vanguard Professor of Finance at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, has been named the school’s deputy dean. As deputy dean, Fleming will manage faculty recruitment, promotion, tenure and other processes as well as research staff and budgets.
Steve Hicks has been appointed pipeline vice president and division manager at Henkels & McCoy.
Stephen Olson has joined Jones Day as a partner in the energy practice.
Lee Slade, senior principal at Walter PMoore, has been elected as the firm’s chairman of the board.
The global law firm Dentons has named
Glenn Ballard, a past president of the Houston Bar Association, as managing partner of the firm’s Houston office.
Alex Cestero has been appointed senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of Frank’s International.
Sysco Corp. announced the following promotions and changes in responsibility within its executive leadership team. Each of these leaders reports to Bill DeLaney, Sysco’s president and chief executive officer. Paul Moskowitz, previously senior vice president-human resources, was promoted to executive vice president-human resources. Scott
Charlton, previously senior vice president-distribution services, was promoted to executive vice president-supply chain.
Russell Libby, previously executive vice president-corporate affairs and chief legal officer, was named executive vice president-administration and corporate secretary.
Van DeWitt has been appointed to senior vice president of sales and business development at GulfMark Offshore. Michael A. Lucas, president and CEO of Powell Industries, has been appointed to the board of directors of Team.