PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
Wortham Insurance has elected a new associate director and casualty expert, Alison Schwab, to join its Houston headquarters.
CHI St. Luke’s Health– Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center has appointed
Dr. William Brien as its interim president. Brien also serves as vice president of medical operations and chief clinical officer at Baylor St. Luke’s. Yvonne Nagy has returned to HOKas the architecture and engineering firm’s Gulf Coast regional health care leader.
Kelley Cain has joined the Hallaron Advertising Agency in The Woodlands as senior art director. Cain manages the creative team developing client branding and advertising. Terry Hemeyer, executive counsel at Pierpont Communications, has been appointed as a lifetime member of the advisory council for Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin.
William “Bill”
Schlageter has joined Smith Seckman Reid as a principal for the commissioning program in its Houston office. Smith Seckman Reid provides engineering, commissioning and technology services worldwide.
Karen “Kim” Vidor was installed as the 2016-2017 president of the Houston Junior Forum, a woman’s service organization celebrating its 70th anniversary. Vidor is a retired registered nurse of 28 years at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Wasif Qureshi has joined Jackson Walker as a partner in the firm’s litigation group. William R. Peterson has joined Morgan Lewis as a partner in the firm’s appellate practice. Peterson, who served as a law clerk to Fifth Circuit Judge Edith Jones and to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has argued before the Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and state courts of appeals.
Tripp Pruet has joined commercial real estate firm Savills Studley as assistant director for its Houston office. Angelina Hsieh has been promoted to leasing manager, central division, for PMRG’s Houston headquarters office. Hsieh is responsible for leasing and marketing a select portfolio of offices in Houston including Gateway I and II and 2350 North Belt Tower.
Jarvis V.
Hollingsworth, a partner and head of the public entities practice at Bracewell, will serve on the firm’s six-member management committee.
Aqua America announced the election of Carolyn J. Burke, executive vice president, business operations and systems at Dynegy, as a director.
Harold K. “Hal” Watson, a partner in Chaffe McCall’s Houston office, was elected president of the Maritime Law Association of the United States. Post Oak Bank announced the following elections: Ravati (Rani)
Puranik, a co-owner of Worldwide Oilfield Machine, was elected as an advisory director. Jennifer Aguilar was elected vice president, treasury services. Post Oak Bank announced promotions as well:
Melissa Bouillion, senior vice president, business systems; Rudy Reyes, senior vice president, CRAofficer and fair lending officer; Jennifer
Loggins, assistant vice president, residential lending; Jeff Welch, assistant vice president, private banking. Robert
A. Pierce, senior vice president and internal auditor, has taken on the additional responsibilities of enterprise risk manager.