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ServisFirst announces new mortgage loan officer

March 14. Christy Phillips has joined ServisFirst Bank as a mortgage loan officer in the new ServisFirst branch on Bailey Road, just east of Hwy. 21. She’s the first and sole mortgage loan officer within ServisFirst’s North Carolina offices. Phillips has more than 27 years of banking experience, having worked with mortgage brokers, dealers and […]

New loan officer at Peoples Bank in Mooresville

Feb. 12. Chuck Busse is the new Senior Mortgage Loan Officer at Peoples Bank for the Lake Norman area. His office is located at 163 Plantation Ridge Drive in Mooresville.

New Chief People Officer at Advocate/Atrium

Jan. 30. Nakesha Lopez has been appointed executive vice president and Chief People & Culture Officer for Advocate Health. She will be responsible for the strategic management and delivery of all people programs, policies, processes and practices for Advocate Health. She will align the HR function with the organization’s strategy, drive teammate engagement and craft […]

Mooresville has new CVB director

Jan. 26. The Mooresville Convention & Visitors Bureau has a new executive director. Randy DuTeau, who has worked in tourism, event management and hospitality for more than 30 years, has overseen destination marketing organizations, development for sports commissions, and high-profile sports events, including Ironman 70.3 Augusta, USA Cycling National Championships, and Amateur Athletic Union Cross […]

Two named to Swanepoel Power 200

Jan. 19. Two top executives at leading real estate companies in Charlotte have been named to the Swanepoel Power 200 for 2024, an annual list of real estate’s most powerful and influential executives and leaders n the real estate brokerage industry. Budge Huskey, president and chief executive officer of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, was No. […]

New business center manager at Peoples in Huntersville

Jan. 9. Diana Richards is the new Business Center Manager in the Huntersville branch of Peoples Bank. Peoples Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Inc., operates 17 banking offices in North Carolina, with offices in Catawba, Alexander, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Iredell, and Wake Counties. The Bank also operates loan production offices in […]

Janice Walker will lead 18,000 nurses across Atrium Health

Jan. 5. Janice Walker has been named Southeast Region chief nursing officer for Advocate Health. She will lead more than 18,000 nurses at Atrium Health’s 40 hospitals and hundreds of care locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. Walker, who has 25 years of experience in health care. is a nationally known speaker […]

Davidson Centre for the Professions to get new leader as co-founders retire

Dec. 18. The Davidson Centre for the Professions, which provides disaster relief services and clergy renewal programs, has named Suzanne Denise Schilling as its new leader effective Jan. 1. Co-founders George and Gordon Jacobs, the husband-wife team who have provided professional development and renewal programs for ministers and lay leaders since 2003, will fully retire […]

New music director at Charlotte Symphony

Dec. 14. Kwame Ryan is the new music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO). Hailed as a “dynamic conductor” by The Baltimore Sun, Ryan will assume his new role next year, the CSO’s 93rd season. He will lead two performances of Wang Jie’s Symphonic Overture “America, the Beautiful,” Brahms’s Symphony No. 1, and Tchaikovsky’s […]

Peter Safir lands top volunteer honors at SCORE

Dec. 13. The National SCORE organization honored Peter Safir, with the North Carolina District 46 Outstanding Volunteer and Exceptional Mentor award. In 2022 Safir provided mentoring services to over 77 SCORE Charlotte clients and spent over 300 mentoring hours with them. In addition, Safir served as a coach for more than eight prospective mentors which […]