Moving Up

BANKING & FINANCE

LeVar

Anderson has been named vice president/ senior commercial relation- LEVAR ANDERSON ship manager Home Bank for Home Bank, serving the Baton Rouge region. Anderson brings 16 years of banking expertise to his new role at Home Bank. Previously, he was vice president/business relationship manager at JP Morgan Chase Bank.

Dean Bartels has been named senior vice president–commercial relationship manager at BancorpSouth Bank. Bartels has been in banking and finance in the Baton Rouge area for more than 30 years.

Two women have been promoted at Investar Bank to financial leadership roles. Rachel Cherco has been promoted to treasurer. Cherco began her career at Investar as the chief financial officer. Over the past 15 years, she has taken on many

DEAN BARTELS BancorpSouth Bank RACHEL CHERCO Investar Bank CANDACE LEBLANC Investar Bank KIMBERLY CRESPO Emprint TAMARA DAYTON The Lodge at Lane JENNIFER HANSON Holly & Smith Architects

responsibilities and most recently was the chief accounting officer. Candace LeBlanc, who has served as the bank’s director of financial reporting for the past seven years, has been promoted to chief accounting officer, executive vice president. LeBlanc will oversee the accounting department and collaborate with the chief financial officer on various financial strategies.

COMMUNICATIONS

Kimberly Crespo has been promoted to vice president corporate sales at Emprint. Crespo has been in the commercial printing business for more than 35 years and has held positions in customer service, estimating, project management and sales. HEALTH CARE

Tamara Dayton has been named director/community relations for The Lodge at Lane, an assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing facility currently under construction in Zachary. Dayton joined the staff of Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary after earning her master’s degree and served for nearly 25 years as social services supervisor.

ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

Jennifer Hanson has been promoted to marketing manager at Holly & Smith Architects. The firm has also hired architect Cynthia Dubberley. Hanson got her start at Holly & Smith in 2017, and she has grown from her initial responsibilities of tackling proposals and managing website content to advancing the firm’s marketing planning and social media presence.

Brad Holleman and Jordan Pearson have acquired ownership interest in the firm of Forte and Tablada. The transaction took place one year after the firm was acquired by Joey Coco and Chad Bacas. Holleman, senior vice president over the company’s survey and advanced measurements division, is a professional surveyor and leads a team of 40 data collection specialists. Pearson, senior vice president over the company’s north Louisiana engineering division, is a professional engineer and leads the Shreveport/Bossier market.

Geaux Tigers

info@EcoLiteLED.comECOLITELED.COM

Lead “Whyer In takeLED a chance with anLighting & Air y other product?”Purification Solutions

in ECOLITELED.COMfo@EcoLiteLED.com 1-844-LED-SWAP (533-7921-844-LED-SWAP (533-7927) 7)

CORPORATE OFFICES: BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - CARROLLTON, TEXAS - SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY

CORPO The EcoLite LED extended warranty program is RATE OFFICES: BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA administered by Trinity - CARROLLTON, TE War XAS rant y Solutions, LLC. SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY The EcoLite LED warr 150anty pr Pierce Rdogram adm Suite 600in. by TrinityItasca, ILWarranty 60143Solutionand underwrittens, LLC. 150 Pierce byRd AVIVA PLC St. Suite 600 Itasca, Helen'sIL 60143London, underwri United Kingdom. tten by AVIVA PLC St. Helen's London, UK.

CYNTHIA DUBBERLEY Holly & Smith Architects

SRINIVAS KRISHNASWAMY Plexos Group

Srinivas (Srini) Krishnaswamy

has joined Plexos Group as chief operating officer. Krishnaswamy brings more than 30 years of U.S. and international large-scale civil, infrastructure and building project management experience to the company. Krishnaswamy comes to Plexos after more than two decades at AECOM, most recently as executive vice president, Americas.

Scott Waguespack has been hired as senior vice president of corporate administration for Bernhard. Waguespack is responsible for the management of all human resources, marketing and communications functions within the company, as well as facilities and key administrative functions. With more than 25 years in this field, Waguespack has served companies in the oil and gas, technology, construction and fabrication, and engineering industries.

NONPROFITS

Will Campbell Jr. has been named director of the new b1 FOUNDATION, a community outreach effort established by b1BANK. Campbell has more than 27 years of experience in the financial services industry and has held several positions including vice president of commercial lending and Small Business Administration lending manager, and he served as the director of the Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southern University.

Sandy Colvin and Seth Hatsfelt have been appointed to leadership positions within the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Colvin was named chief development officer. She began at the Food Bank in April 2020 as vice president of development and philanthropy, major gifts. Hatsfelt was appointed to the position of chief operations officer. He joins the Food Bank after eight years of manufacturing experience, beginning as a front-line material handler in 2012.

Cree Matlock has been named the district executive director for several YMCA of the Capital Area locations. Matlock has experience in government and community relations with several nonprofit organizations. Matlock comes to the YMCA from Charter Schools USA where she was responsible for external relations, legislative strategy, and business development.

PUBLIC SECTOR

April Hawthorne is the new executive director of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District. Hawthorne’s key role will be to advance the mission of BRNEDD to stimulate economic growth in north Baton Rouge. Hawthorne is a real estate agent with Keller Williams Red Stick Partners and served as a legislative assistant to East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome when she was a state senator. She has also served on the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission.

SCOTT WAGUESPACK Bernhard WILL CAMPBELL JR. b1 FOUNDATION

SANDY COLVIN Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

SETH HATSFELT Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank

CREE MATLOCK YMCA of the Capital Area APRIL HAWTHORNE Baton Rouge North Economic Development District

“Our 11-year streak as part of the LSU100 is directly correlated to the even longer streak of us all working together as long as we have. everything compounds for the good when a strong team stays together and grows together. along with great, loyal clients and our growing national network of advisors, this has been our formula for success.”

Pete BUSH, CFP® CeO/Partner

Horizon is one of two companies that has made the LSU 100 growth list all 11 years.

Securities and advisory services offered through Cetera Advisors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC, a broker/dealer and a Registered Investment Advisor. Cetera is under separate ownership from any other named entity. Listing in this publication is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.