Published May 01, 2024 by Brina Morales
5月1日休斯敦, 2024) – The Greater Houston Partnership has promoted Craig Rhodes, an 18-year economic development veteran, as its new Senior Vice President, Economic Development. Rhodes has been with the Partnership for 12 years, most recently as Vice President, Regional Economic Development.
In this new role, 罗兹将领导该伙伴关系的国内和国际经济发展和贸易工作, reporting directly to President and CEO Steve Kean.
自2020年以来, Rhodes has led the Partnership’s regional economic development team, 产生了69个区域扩展和搬迁项目,创造了13个以上,000 and retaining more than 6,000 jobs with capital expenditures of $4.3B.
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Rhodes was part of the Partnership’s economic development team from 2006-2014. 从2014年到2020年, he worked on the economic development team at CenterPoint 皇冠HGA010官方下载, supporting new growth across the greater Houston region. Rhodes returned to the Partnership in 2020.
他于2017-2022年担任休斯顿区域经济发展联盟(HREDA)主席,并扩大了HREDA的范围,以改善休斯顿地区的12个县. 他还曾担任德克萨斯州经济发展委员会和公用事业经济发展协会的董事会成员. 他是国际经济发展理事会的活跃成员,并在休斯顿地区的经济发展中担任过多个董事会和领导职务.
Rhodes于2001年获得The University of Texas at Austin的市场营销工商管理学士学位,并获得了认证经济发展, CEcD, certification from the International Economic Development Council in 2015. He and his wife Kristi have three children.
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