Whitley named president of Taimen Transport Inc.
Taimen Transport, Inc. has named industry veteran Brian P. Whitley as president.
Whitley has more than two decades of experience at UPS and Load One in Detroit. At UPS, Whitley oversaw the expedited, trade show, inside sales, and TL Services divisions leading to annual growth of $175 million a year. Most recently he led the operations, finance, sales, safety and compliance, recruiting and administrative teams at Load One where revenue grew over 15% for the past four years. In 2019, CCJ Magazine recognized Brian as ‘Innovator of the Year’ for introducing groundbreaking technological applications specific to the transportation industry.
“Brian Whitley brings an infectious level of drive to everything he does, has a tremendous wealth of industry knowledge, and most importantly is a great person,” said Taimen CEO Chris Wang. “His leadership is going to be instrumental to the continued growth and success of our companies as we look to make the biggest positive impact we can over the years to come.”
HHM promotes Krogh to partner
HHM Wealth Advisors, LLC, a wealth and investment management firm in Chattanooga, has appointed Jones Krogh as partner.
Jones joined HHM in 2012 after moving to Chattanooga from Atlanta where he started his career in 2008 in the tax department at a large public accounting. In February 2013, Jones became a certified financial planner as well as a certified public accountant. In 2015, Jones became a full-time advisor for HHM Wealth, although he continues to manage and review over 100 tax returns each year for clients of HHM CPAs and HHM Wealth.
“Jones has continued to add immense value to our clients’ financial lives and to our firm’s success,” said Travis Hutchinson, managing member of HHM Wealth.
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Boys & Girls Club adds new directors
The Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga has elected Adam Osborne, a partner of accounting and auditing at Henderson Hutcherson & McCullough, and David Roddy, chief of police for Chattanooga, to the club’s board of directors.
Osborne is a partner in HHM’s Accounting and Auditing Department. In addition to his work with clients, Osborne is heavily involved in his community. He is a member of Christway Community Church in Ooltewah, treasurer for the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, and a member of the advisory board of the Tennessee Small Business Development Center. Osborne is a graduate of Lee University.
Roddy has 24 years of service with the Chattanooga Police Department. He has served as Acting Chief, Chief of Staff, Captain– Internal Affairs Division Commander, Captain– Uniformed Services Patrol Sector 3, and Captain/Lieutenant– Special Operations Division Commander/SWAT Commander. He has served in Patrol, Narcotics and Gang Investigations as well as serving over 14 years on the department’s SWAT Team. Roddy is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University.
Text Request adds to staff
Text Request has added four new employees.
Peter Zeglen joins as an integrations engineer. He just graduated from UTC as a math major and computer science minor.
Abigail Burke joins as a customer success representative. She was previously a partner success representative for Bellhops.
Katlyn Wright joins as strategic partnerships coordinator. After two years working in Asheville, North Carolina as the new client manager for branding and marketing agency Kudzu Brands, she and her husband have just moved back to Hixson.
Danny McBride joins as strategic partnerships manager. He comes to us from the Chattanooga Red Wolves, where he was director of coaching and general manager for the Soccer Club Academy.
HHM CPAS welcomes two new accountants
HHM Certified Public Accountants, a full-service CPA and consulting firm with locations in Chattanooga and Memphis, has hired two staff accountants.
Zachary Kanady is joining the accounting and assurance department of the firm and will assist the audit department on various tasks in addition to preparing individual tax returns. He completed an internship at HHM this year. A graduage of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Kanady previously worked in the financial operations department at the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Madeline Wade has been hired in the tax department after working as an intern. Prior to joining HHM, Madeline gained experience as a billing specialist at Southern Adventist University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Madeline is pursuing her MAcc and plans to sit for the CPA exam.
“We take pride in being able to grow our team during these times of uncertainty,” said Donnie Hutcherson, Managing Partner of HHM CPAs.
Huggins joins CHI Convenent Care Atrium
Sandra Huggins has joined the staff of CHI Memorial Convenient Care – Atrium. Huggins received her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and her master’s in nursing from Southern Adventist University in Collegedale.
She is board certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Huggins has previously worked in primary care and urgent care settings.
green/spaces wins state stewardship award
The Chattanooga Environmental group green/spaces was recognized as one of nine winners of the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards for 2020.
In its 34th year, the Environmental Stewardship Awards recognize exceptional voluntary actions that improve or protect the environment and natural resources with projects or initiatives not required by law or regulation.
Green/spaces won the award for Environmental Education and Outreach for its programs to encourage energy efficiency in area buildings.
“Tennesseans continue to show their commitment to the environment in innovative ways, and we want to recognize their outstanding efforts,” Gov. Bill Lee said. “These awards show that responsible environmental stewardship is happening across our state.”
McKenzie joins CHI Signal Mountain office
Mary McKenzie, DO, is moving to CHI Integrative Medicine Associates’ Signal Mountain office.
Dr. McKenzie joined CHI Memorial Medical Group in August 2015. She received her medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Ohio, and completed her residency at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Dr. McKenzie joins Chelsea Ryan, DO, and Maggie Greene, FNP-BC, at the Signal Mountain office.
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