BANKING
SmartBank has promoted Jay Baker to market president for Montgomery County. The bank also has welcomed Chase Hardy to its Montgomery team as senior vice president, corporate relationship manager.
BUSINESS CONSULTANT
Bailor Group, of Huntsville, has appointed Sonia Robinson, APR, as president.
CHAMBER
The Mobile Chamber has promoted David Rodgers to executive vice president. In addition, Teresa Williamson, president of Roberts Brothers Inc., has been named the chamber’s chairman of the board.
CONSTRUCTION
Turner Construction Co. has promoted Scott Crosby to business manager for its Huntsville office.
CREDIT UNION
Mark Fillers has joined PenAir Credit Union as its market executive in Alabama for its commercial banking team.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority has elected Tim Parker III, president of Parker Towing Co., its board chair. He succeeds Steven Rumsey, owner of Rumsey Properties, who completed his term on Dec. 31, 2025.
EDUCATION
Helen Lien, senior development officer in the College of Nursing at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, has been presented the 2025 Lamplighter Award from the Alabama League for Nursing. In addition, Emil Jovanov, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at UAH, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
HEALTH CARE
Drew Citrin has been named CEO of Atmore Community Hospital.
Illuminate Rx, a pharmacy benefits manager and affiliate of RxBenefits Inc., has appointed Ritu Malhotra, PharmD, president.
Darrelle Knight, chief pharmacist at NaphCare in Birmingham, has been appointed to the institutional non-hospital seat on the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy.
Barry Crowe, MD, FACS, and Denea Stephens, MSN, FNP-C, have joined Southeast Health Cardiovascular Institute. In addition, Walter Young, MD, has joined Southeast Health as interim chief medical officer.
INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTOR
Air Hydro Power, with its Southern headquarters in Huntsville, has named Jason McGuire executive vice president.
Park Wiseway Supply Group, with several locations in Alabama, has added Philip Dolby as chief financial officer.
LEGAL
Mason Kruse, Riley McDaniel, Rachel Sims, Carmen Weite and Hilary Williamson, all Bradley attorneys, have been chosen for the at-large committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association. In addition, McDaniel, Mason Rollins and Alex Thrasher have been promoted to partner in the firm.
Burr & Forman has elected Maddie Hughes, Emily Schreiber Pendley and Schuyler Espy as new partners.
MANUFACTURER
Austal USA has added Dan Brintzinghoffer as vice president for business development and external affairs.
REAL ESTATE
NAI Chase Commercial has named Richard Tidwell director of sales and leasing in the Birmingham office. The real estate firm also has added Giuliana Russo-Skinner as a leasing and sales specialist.
SHIP AGENTS/FREIGHT FORWARDERS
Page & Jones has promoted William Kraus to president and chief operating officer; Kevin Wild to executive vice president, business development; and Michael Lee Sr. to chairman and chief executive officer.
Erica Joiner West is editor of Business Alabama. To submit personnel news, email [email protected]
These personnel moves appear in the March 2026 issue of Business Alabama.
