ACCOUNTING
Emma Gunter, a senior tax associate with Jackson Thornton, has been named 2025 Young Alumna by Auburn University Montgomery.
BANKING
DeMarco McClain has been promoted to area president for Madison County for Bank Independent.
CB&S Bank has hired Clint Kirkland as Madison County regional president, executive vice president. In addition, the bank has welcomed Mark Feagin as senior vice president and director of treasury management.
Jessica Bishop has joined SmartBank as treasury management officer.
ServisFirst Bancshares has hired Jim Harper as senior vice president and chief credit officer. In addition, Angela Floyd has been named merchant services director for ServisFirst Bank Birmingham.
CHAMBERS
Brenda Dennis, president and CEO of the Millbrook Area Chamber of Commerce, has been named the Alabama Chambers 2025 Chamber Champion.
CONSTRUCTION
Caddell Construction has hired Chas Torrence as chief administrative officer. In addition, the company has promoted Zach Moore and Jason Carnes to senior vice president and Ike Keene to vice president.
EDUCATION
Josh Wurman, with the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been named to the National Storm Chasing Hall of Fame. Wurman co-leads the Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets in the Severe Weather Institute – Radar & Lightning Laboratories, part of the Earth System Science Center at UAH.
ENGINEERING
Josh Trippi, of Austal USA, has been named Architect of the Year by the Mobile Area Council of Engineers.
LEGAL
Kyle Smith has been reappointed to serve as president of Dentons Sirote for the next three years. He is a University of Alabama School of Law graduate.
John R. “Rance” Sapen has joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as chief operating officer. He succeeds Joe Wood, who has retired. In addition, firm Partner Tripp Haston has been appointed to the International Association of Defense Counsel on its Executive Committee of the Lawyers for Civil Justice board of directors.
Phillip Pullen has rejoined Lightfoot, Franklin & White LLC as an associate. Pullen spent four years as a trial counsel for the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
MANUFACTURING
Sonya Mitchum has been promoted to president of Micor Industries.
REAL ESTATE
Tyce Hudson has been promoted to vice president, advisory services at Freedom Real Estate and Capital.
SECURITY
Deavours Clark has been appointed president of DSI Security Services. Eddie Sorrells will move into the CEO role, and Marty Clark will be chairwoman of the board. Also, Alan Clark will become vice chairman of the board. In addition, Jamie Ridenhour has been named vice president of the East Division and Kim Henry vice president of the West Division.
TOURISM
Dan Williams has been named president and CEO of the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau.
This article appears in the June 2025 issue of Business Alabama.
