BANKING
Bank Independent has promoted Adam Letson, Ann Collins Mockbee, Selina Swinea, Karen Tidwell and Angie Williams to vice president roles.
ServisFirst Bank has promoted James Hawk to vice president, mortgage lending.
Cara Welsh has joined SmartBank in Huntsville and Madison as vice president, relationship manager.
CONSTRUCTION
Jack Sommer has joined McShane Construction Co.’s Southeast Regional Office in Auburn as vice president.
DEFENSE
Aviation & Missile Solutions, of Huntsville, has promoted Jonathan Hodges to chief operating officer and Caroline Bivens to chief financial officer.
DISTRIBUTION
Gulf Distributing Holdings has hired Josh Smith as director of strategic operations, Ryan McDonald as director of the spirits division and Cameron Koorangi as director of enterprise solutions.
EDUCATION
Athens State University has appointed Donna Coleman board of trustees chairman pro tempore and Mike Underwood vice chair pro tempore. Coleman is president and CEO of Aetos Systems Inc. in Huntsville and Underwood is CEO of TriGreen Equipment.
Saban Center has named Jamie Burke director of development.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville has welcomed its first Fulbright Scholar in Residence, professor Giovanni Morales Medina, of the Universidad Industrial de Santander in Colombia.
Northwest Shoals Community College has hired Kevin Connell as its new head softball coach.
ENGINEERING
Thompson Holdings, of Mobile, has appointed Todd M. Musterait, P.E., to its board of directors.
HEALTHCARE
Bradford Health Services, based in Birmingham, has named Justin Adams chief operating officer and added John Hollinsworth to its board of directors.
LEGAL
Balch & Bingham has added all six attorneys from Compton Jones Dresher to its banking & financial services practice. They are Paul Compton, David Dresher, Hayes Arendall, Courtney Carter, Lisa H. Dorough and Doug Finer.
Bradley has added Matthew J. Parker as counsel in the firm’s intellectual property practice group in Huntsville. George R. Parker, a partner in the firm’s Montgomery office, will serve as president-elect of the Alabama State Bar for 2026-2027. In addition, attorneys Scott E. Adams, Nancy Williams Ball, Bradley W. Lard and Ralph H. Yielding have been listed in Band 1 for Private Wealth Law in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2026.
Auburn-based Walton Law Firm PC Founding Attorney Will O. “Trip” Walton III has been listed in the Best Lawyers 2027 edition under personal injury litigation – plaintiffs.
Outside Chief Legal LLC CEO Jordan W. Gerheim and attorney William R. Lancaster have been selected for Best Lawyers in America.
ORGANIZATIONS
Jeremy Wootten, president and chief financial officer of HomTex Inc. in Cullman, has been elected to the Leadership Alabama board of directors.
REAL ESTATE
Alabama Real Estate Commission Executive Director Vaughn T. Poe is one of 47 public servants selected by The Council of State Governments for the 2026 class of the CSG Henry Toll Fellowship.
This article appears in the October 2026 issue of Business Alabama.
