ACCOUNTING
Jillian Lane has joined Wilkins Miller LLC, an accounting and advisory firm in Mobile and Fairhope.
ADVERTISING
The late John Zimmerman, owner of o2 Ideas, was honored by the American Advertising Federation Birmingham for this two decades of experience in the city.
BANKING
Eddie Smith, senior vice president and Opelika city president of AuburnBank, has retired. Succeeding Smith as Opelika city president is Greg Pettey, current senior vice president, commercial/consumer loans.
Phyllis Gamble has been promoted to senior vice president, private banker for SmartBank’s Tuscaloosa market. In addition, Kelli Shomaker has been appointed to the board of directors of SmartFinancial Inc., parent of SmartBank.
Michael Bishop has been promoted to assistant vice president for ServisFirst Bank in Huntsville.
Mike Johnston has been named Huntsville city president for Bryant Bank.
CONSTRUCTION
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama has named Drew Hall, of Garrison Steel, as the 2025 Safety Director of the Year.
Universal, a division of Lexicon Inc. in Trussville, has appointed Joseph Loudermilk executive vice president.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Ted Clem has been named president of the Pike County Economic Development Corp.
EDUCATION
Martin Hebel, a music composition and theory faculty member in the Department of Music at the University of North Alabama, has released a new album, “Orchestral Masters Vol. 11” on Ablaze Records. Hebel also was a featured composer for the 2025 Hot Air Music Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Business Professor Xiaotong Li has been named to Clarivate Analytics’ list of the world’s most cited researchers.
ENGINEERING
Spencer-SHE, an engineering consulting and training firm in Birmingham, has promoted Savannah Smith to compliance solutions manager, Syed Imam to project engineering manager and Kelvin Eades to director of training and safety. The firm also hired Cory Troiano as project geologist and compliance specialist. In addition, firm founder and CEO Lori Purnell has been named the 2025 Enterprising Women of the Year by Enterprising Women magazine.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Sheriff Billy Murray, of St. Clair County, has been sworn in as president of the Alabama Sheriffs Association.
LEGAL
Jonathan Maples has joined Phelps as counsel in the firm’s Mobile office.
Ben DuPré has joined The Adoption Law Firm.
David Rains has been named a shareholder in Maynard Nexsen’s Corporate & Business Transactions practice group.
MEDICAL
Troy Regional has named Paige Myers administrator of physician services.
USA Health Chair of Urology Christopher Keel has been named a 2025 Young Urologist of the Year Award winner by the American Urological Association. In addition, Richard Menger, chief of complex spine surgery and vice chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at USA Health, has been selected for the Scoliosis Research Society’s Leadership, Education and Development cohort.
Kerrie Cox has been named director of Critical Care Services at Southeast Health Medical Center. Hope Poole joined Southeast Health Cardiovascular Institute team. In addition, Jordan Condrey has been promoted to nursing director of 2 East.
Yung Lau has been chosen as the new chair of the UAB Department of Pediatrics and physician in chief at Children’s of Alabama.
REAL ESTATE
Capital Growth Medvest LLC, a health care real estate development and investment firm in Birmingham, has hired Brad Glossinger as senior vice president of development and John Staton IV as vice president of development.
This article appears in the May 2025 issue of Business Alabama.
