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ON THE MOVE CR ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN PROMOTES VICE PRESIDENT, HOSPITALITY CR architecture + design announced that Kelly Gaddes has been promoted to lead the firm’s hospitality and interior design practices as vice president, hospitality Gaddes played an integral role in CR’s decision to enter the interior design market segment in 2013. She has since gained client leadership responsibilities and broadened her expertise with iconic national brands across various market sectors. Prior to joining CR architecture + design, she served in a lead design role specializing in hospitality and restaurant design for more than eight years at a local design firm. As vice president, hospitality, Gaddes will continue to leverage CR architecture + design’s hospitality expertise through her industry knowledge and eagerness for developing key client and industry partnerships. She will be responsible for driving a standard of design excellence and client service across CR architecture + design’s hospitality teams, while upholding the firm’s mission to create extraordinary places that build enduring value. “Kelly has been integral to the success of our interior design practice and enhanced key client relationships,” said Bill Dandy, president of CR architecture + design. “Her initiative and hard work has broadened our ability to provide our clients with excellent end-to-end service. I’m confident Kelly’s experience and emphasis on building strong client partnerships will provide excellent leadership for our entire hospitality business.” Gaddes’ promotion from within to vice resident marks another in a series of planned moves. CR architecture + design continues to positively reinforce their infrastructure to serve a diverse client base, while showcasing a top- tier leadership structure.
A graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s DAAP program, Gaddes is passionate about helping local students achieve success in the hospitality industry. She is actively involved with Network of Executive Women in Hospitality. After leading the formation of the Cincinnati Regional Chapter in 2013, she now serves as the local chapter’s Steering Chair and sits on the national board of directors as the fundraising director. CR architecture + design creates spaces that authentically reflect its clients and creatively achieve their goals. For 36 years, CR architecture + design has gone where its experience leads them and where they can make an impact. Today, CR architecture + design’s clients engage with architecture, interior design, and MEP professionals across offices in Cincinnati, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. Staying rooted in its approach to quality design and innovation, CR architecture + design has developed a national portfolio of projects in the retail, hospitality, government, higher education, K-12, commercial, housing and senior living markets. By infusing the innovation and wisdom of its people, CR architecture + design creates extraordinary places that build enduring value for its clients and the communities they serve. KIM MACY, SET, DBIA, JOINS BRAUN INTERTEC IN NORTH TEXAS Braun Intertec , an engineering, consulting, and testing firm with offices throughout the central United States, has announced Kim Macy, SET, DBIA, has joined the firm as a principal and the regional consulting director for North Texas operations. Macy brings nearly 25 years of leadership and project management experience serving clients within the public and private sectors
on environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering and construction materials testing projects in Texas. “I’m incredibly pleased to welcome Kim to our team,” says Braun Intertec CEO, Jon Carlson. “With a strong reputation for being a trusted client advisor and developing collaborative teams, Kim complements our vision of being both the consultant and employer of choice. As we continue to grow our team, her diverse experience will enhance our ability to serve our clients in Northern Texas.” Over the course of her career, Macy has held a variety of leadership positions while maintaining a commitment to technical excellence. She has significant experience providing geotechnical and materials testing services on a wide variety of complex projects, including highway expansions, high- rise buildings, educational facilities, medical facilities, taxiways and runways, and data centers. Macy serves as a board member for the Southwest Region of the Design Build Institute of America. She is also an active member of the American Council of Engineering Companies and currently serves on the local political committee for the Fort Worth area. Based in Minneapolis, employee-owned Braun Intertec is a premier engineering, environmental consulting, and testing firm with nearly 1,000 employees located in Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. Braun Intertec subsidiaries include Agile Frameworks, LLC, based in Minneapolis, in addition to GME Consulting Services, Inc., based in Dallas.
insight into their company. You can be assured that a buyer is going to know a great deal about you! TRACEY EAVES, MBA, CBA, CVA, BCA, CMEA is a member of the Valuation Consulting team at Zweig Group. She has been valuing privately held company interests for more than 18 years. Contact Tracey at teaves@zweiggroup.com or directly at 505.258.8821. “The International Glossary of Business Valuation Terms defines investment value as the value to a particular investor based on individual investment requirements and expectations. As a shareholder, this is the level of value at which you have the most opportunity to maximize your business investment.”
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❚ ❚ Good financial and operational data must be available ❚ ❚ Shareholders must be open-minded to the selling process ❚ ❚ Sellers should have reasonable price expectations Should you decide that an investment buyer is a viable exit option some preparatory work is necessary to effect a positive transaction experience. This entails assessing the value of your firm and ensuring that all shareholders are on the same page if governance documents require a vote for transaction approval. Thereafter, it is critical to understand that this process is time-consuming and will require focus. Good staff to carry on with daily business details is a must. You should also ensure that the cultural fit feels right, as it is a major key to assuring that your firm will continue to thrive after a deal is consummated. Lastly, be bold in getting to know the interested buyers by asking a lot of well crafted questions that will provide you with
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