COO Moves this week include:

Scribd	Methodist Medical Group	Kia Motors America
Hornet	BridgeStreet	Palmer Square Capital Management
NAES Corporation	Magenta Therapeutics	Celgene Corporation
STATS	Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.	Hi-Crush Partners LP
Cingulate Therapeutics LLC	Data Foundry	Utegration

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Scribd [SAN FRANCISCO] announced that Jared Fliesler will join the company as Chief Operating Officer. Fliesler has held executive positions at Square, Slide, was a Director of Product at Google and most recently served as General Partner at venture capital firm Matrix Partners.

Methodist Medical Group [RICHARDSON, Texas] announced that Michael W. Bukosky joined as Senior Vice President / Chief Operating Officer. Bukosky comes to MMG from a position as chief administrative officer of USMD Holdings, Inc. and president of USMD Physician Practice Management. Earlier in his career, Bukosky served as chief executive officer of University of Louisville Physicians in Louisville, Ky. He also served previously as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of Carle Clinic Association in Urbana, Ill.

Kia Motors America [IRVINE, Calif.] announced that Michael Sprague, chief operating officer and executive vice president, has announced his intent to leave to pursue new opportunities, effective April 17, 2018.

Hornet [NEW YORK] announced that Alim Dhanji will join the company’s executive team as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Hornet, Alim was Chief People Officer at Kik, after having served on its board and as a senior advisor to the CEO. Alim has also held senior executive roles with leading companies such as Citigroup, TD Bank Financial Group, KPMG International and Scotiabank Group.

BridgeStreet [RESTON, Va.] has named Brian Proctor as the company’s Chief Operating Officer. Brian most recently served as VP of Operations at Evolution Hospitality in San Clemente.

Palmer Square Capital Management [MISSION WOODS, Kan.] announced the hiring of Scott Betz as Chief Operating Officer, a new position at Palmer Square. Scott will also serve as Chief Compliance Officer. Scott brings almost 20 years of experience, most recently at Scout Investments where he was Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and Treasurer.

ITOCHU Corporation and NAES Corporation [NEW YORK and ISSAQUAH, Wash.] have named Tom Bartolomei President and Chief Operating Officer of NAES. Bartolomei currently serves as NAES Senior Vice President. Before joining NAES in 2014, he served as President and CEO of Eco Power Solutions. He has also held executive-level positions at Alstom Power, Burns & Roe Enterprises and AREVA.

Magenta Therapeutics [CAMBRIDGE, Mass.] announced that chief operating officer Bastiano Sanna, Ph.D., has resigned from the Company to pursue an opportunity outside of Magenta.

Celgene Corporation [SUMMIT, N.J.] (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that Scott A. Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer, is leaving the company.

STATS [CHICAGO] bolstered its executive roster with the introduction of Mike Perez as its new Chief Operating Officer. Perez joins STATS from the Tidewater Group. His previous roles include Chief Development Officer of Whitney Bradley and Brown, Senior Vice President of Tiburon, and Senior Vice President of SIGBA.

Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. [BETHESDA, Md.] (NYSE American: CDOR) announced that Jeffrey Dougan, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, gave notice to the Company of his resignation, effective April 27, 2018. Mr. Dougan has accepted a position as the Chief Executive Officer of a Boston-based hospitality management company.

Hi-Crush Partners LP [HOUSTON] (NYSE: HCLP) announced that Scott J. Preston has joined as Chief Operating Officer. Most recently, Mr. Preston served simultaneously as Chief Operations Officer of Unimin Corporation and Chief Executive Officer of Winchester & Western Railroad, within the Sibelco Group portfolio.  Prior to that, Mr. Preston has held various senior-level supply, procurement, and planning positions for other logistically complex businesses during his tenures with Tronox Incorporated, International Flavors & Fragrances and Pepsi Bottling Group.

Cingulate Therapeutics LLC [KANSAS CITY, Kan.] announced the appointment of Laurie A. Myers, Ph.D. to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO).  Dr. Myers currently serves as a founding member of the Cingulate Therapeutics Board of Directors. Dr. Myers has played key role in clinical drug development, marketing and commercialization for leading global pharmaceutical companies, including Novartis, DuPont, Pfizer and Sanofi (including predecessor companies) which included leadership positions in both R&D and marketing.

Data Foundry [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the promotion of Cameron Wynne, who has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Wynne has been with Data Foundry for 17 years, previously serving as the company’s vice president of operations. Before joining Data Foundry, Wynne worked as an IT consultant for PwC and Cap Gemini.

Utegration [HOUSTON] announced that Bart Thielbar assumed the role of President and COO. Thielbar formerly served as VP and North American Utility Practice Leader for Capgemini. Prior to joining Capgemini, he held various executive positions including: SVP at Five Point Partners, COO TMG, and SVP and CIO at Northwestern Energy.