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Greater Houston Partnership Announces Craig Rhodes to Lead 经济发展 Efforts

2024年5月1日,布里娜·莫拉莱斯出版

克雷格·罗兹的大头照. 经济发展副总裁

克雷格·罗兹先生. 经济发展副总裁 for the Greater Houston Partnership

5月1日休斯敦, 2024年——大休斯顿合作组织提拔了克雷格·罗兹, 18年的经济发展老手, 作为新的高级副总裁, 经济发展. 罗兹在合伙公司工作了12年, 最近一次是担任副总统, 区域经济发展. 

在这个新角色中, Rhodes will lead domestic and international economic development and trade efforts for the Partnership, 直接向总裁兼首席执行官史蒂夫·基恩汇报. 

自2020年以来, 罗兹领导了该伙伴关系的区域经济发展团队, resulting in 69 regional expansion and relocation projects creating more than 13,000余人,保留6000余人,000个工作岗位,资本支出4美元.3B.

“In my time at the Partnership I have been impressed with our domestic and international economic development work and especially with Craig’s leadership, 战略思考, 和执行,史蒂夫·基恩说, 合伙企业的总裁兼首席执行官. “I’m confident he will lead our economic development efforts at the Partnership well and continue the great work with our regional economic development partners through the Houston Region 经济发展 Alliance (HREDA).  特别是HREDA的努力, is a hallmark of Craig’s collaborative style and is a great demonstration of the “power of together” that we display every day in the Greater Houston area.”

Rhodes was part of the Partnership’s economic development team from 2006-2014. 从2014年到2020年, 他在中心点皇冠HGA010官方下载公司的经济发展团队工作, 支持大休斯顿地区的新增长. 罗兹于2020年重返合伙企业.

He served as Chair of the Houston 区域经济发展 Alliance (HREDA) from 2017-2022 and expanded the scope of HREDA for the betterment of the 12-county Houston region. He has also served on the 董事会 for the Texas 经济发展 Council and the Utility 经济发展 Association. He is an active member of the International 经济发展 Council and has held numerous Board and leadership roles in economic development across the Houston area. 

Rhodes received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from The University of Texas at Austin in 2001 and earned his Certified 经济发展, CEcD, 2015年获得国际经济发展理事会认证. 他和妻子克里斯蒂育有三个孩子.  

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