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Pete Byford
Joins taxadvantagegroup as new market tax credit (NMTC) senior program manager. Byford will assist qualified projects in sourcing capital through the federal NMTC program. He previously served as general counsel and executive vice president of S.B. Phillips Co. Inc.
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James Clements
Named by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker as a co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Clements, president of Clemson University, will advise Pritzker on programs to accelerate innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Beth Ellen Holimon
Named executive director of Dining for Women. Holimon has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management. Her nonprofit career includes leading organizations and addressing issues such as child abuse, cancer and environmental preservation.
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John Hirt
Joins FinTrust Investment Advisors as managing director of capital markets. Hirt was previously managing director and national sales manager for Raymond James. He also served on the senior management committee for the Fixed Income Capital Markets group.
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Micah Brandenburg
Named vice president of new business at digital strategy firm Worthwhile. Brandenburg will lead Worthwhile’s team in engaging with companies, startups and individuals. He will also oversee the company’s marketing efforts.
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Greg Taylor
Named office managing partner for Dixon Hughes Goodman’s Greenville office. Taylor has worked at Dixon Hughes Goodman his entire 21-year public accounting career, providing services for health care clients and nonprofit entities.
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BANKING
Fifth Third Bank promoted Charlie Arndt, Wholesale Middle Market Team leader, to senior vice president. His responsibilities will focus on expanding Greenville and Asheville opportunities.
CONSTRUCTION
O’Neal Inc. promoted David Hardy to preconstruction facility manager and hired James Masters as construction manager and Paul McGowan as structural engineer. Hardy has more than 22 years of experience in the engineering-procurement-construction (EPC) business. Masters has more than 30 years of managing MEP construction, primarily for pharmaceutical and data management facilities. McGowan has more than seven years of structural engineering experience, working most recently with CH2MHill.
EDUCATION
Fred Cartwright, Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) executive director, has been appointed to the SAE Foundation board of trustees. He will help direct the foundation on expanding SAE International’s STEM education programs. Prior to joining CU-ICAR in 2013, Cartwright spent more than 32 years at General Motors.
LEGAL
Collins & Lacy P.C. attorney Christian Stegmaier was named chairman of DRI’s 2015 Retail & Hospitality seminar in Chicago. Stegmaier is a member of the Collins & Lacy Management Committee and chair of the firm’s Retail & Hospitality Practice Group. DRI is an organization of defense attorneys and in-house counsel.
MARKETING/PR
Infinity Marketing named Andrew Roberts, Nanette Ternberg, Lee Campbell and Jessica Howard as interns for the fall semester. Roberts and Ternberg join the Infinity team as graphic design interns. Roberts is a senior at Anderson University. Ternberg recently graduated from Greenville Technical College. Campbell assists the DJ Endorsements team. He is a senior at Bob Jones University. Howard recently graduated from University of Georgia. She assists the manufactured housing team and the grocery team.
NONPROFIT
The Blood Connection Inc. promoted Donna Ehrlich to manager of marketing and communications. She began working for The Blood Connection in June 2012. Her new position will include leading corporate-wide marketing, communications and community relations efforts. She will also work closely with donor resources and business development.
The Spartanburg County Foundation hired Bailey Edwards Nelson as director of communications. Prior to joining the Foundation, Nelson was senior pastor of a congregation in North Carolina and provided marketing and public relations services to the New Baptist Covenant movement. She also served as the director of the Stephenson Seminary Scholars Program.
FINANCE
Pete Byford was hired as NMTC senior program manager by taxadvantagegroup. Byford will assist qualified projects to source capital through the federal new market tax credit program administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He previously served as general counsel and executive vice president of S.B. Phillips Co. Inc. Other professional experience includes serving as president of Banker Exchange LLC, a national qualified intermediary for Section 1031 tax deferred exchanges.
