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Delta Dental of Iowa announces interim leadership

Two Delta Dental of Iowa senior vice presidents have been tapped as interim co-CEOs, the company announced.

The move was made to fill the vacancy created when former president and CEO Jeff Russell resigned to …

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Spain leaving Mainframe Studios

Siobhan Spain, executive director of Mainframe Studios, will leave the organization on June 15 after leading the nonprofit for over eight years.

Siobhan Spain

Spain is Mainframe’s founding executive director and has played a central …

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Rebelez named Casey’s board chairman; earnings announced

Darren Rebelez, CEO and president of Casey’s General Stores Inc., has been elected board chairman by the board of directors, the Ankeny-based company announced.

Darren Rebelez

Rebelez, who joined Casey’s in 2019, succeeds H. Lynn …

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Delta Dental leader accepts new job as president, CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska

Jeff Russell

Delta Dental of Iowa announced today that its president and CEO, Jeff Russell, is leaving after he accepted a new job as president and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska.…

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Mercy College names new provost, vice president of academic affairs

Mercy College of Health Sciences announced the appointment of Timothy G. Laurent as the Des Moines institution’s provost and vice president of academic affairs. Following a national search led by Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search, a higher …

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Tauscheck to lead Greater Des Moines Partnership

Tiffany Tauscheck

Tiffany Tauscheck will succeed Jay Byers as president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the organization announced today.

Tauscheck is the Partnership’s chief operations officer and president of Downtown DSM Inc. …

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Anawim Housing names new president

Cynthia Latcham

Cynthia Latcham, who has worked for Anawim Housing for the past decade, has been named the organization’s president.

Latcham, who had been Anawim Housing executive director since 2020, succeeds Russ Frazier, who left …

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Des Moines YMCA CEO joining national Y staff

Leisha DeSmet

Leisha DeSmet, president and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines, has resigned her position to join the staff of YMCA of the USA, the organization announced Friday. Her last day is …

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Byers named Simpson College’s 25th president

Jay Byers, the president and CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, will join Simpson College as its 25th president, the college announced today. He will succeed Marsha Kelliher, who announced in January that she …

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Walker to retire from Principal after 27 Years

Principal Financial Group has announced the retirement of Roberto Walker, who served as president of Principal Latin America for more than 12 years. Luis Valdés, former president of Principal International, will rejoin the company on …