Business news and moves [Tulsa World, Okla.]

Sept. 19--Construction

Superior Roofing Co. has promoted Robert Brown to vice president of operations.

Brown joined the company six years ago.

Health care

OU Physicians has appointed David Stacy as executive director of operations.

Stacy has many years of experience in health care financial operations, revenue cycle management, corporate governance, physicians compensation, contracting/negotiations and litigation management.

Also, Janice Guy has been promoted to clinic administrator for OU Physicians Internal Medicine.

Guy previously was senior clinic manager for the internal medical group.

Guy joined OU in 1998 after serving as director of managed care for Hillcrest Healthcare System.

Insurance

Marsh has promoted Lynn Finch as a managing director in the firm's Tulsa office.

Finch joined Marsh in 1998, and has more than 24 years of industry experience. She also currently serves as head of office for Oklahoma operations and client executive.

Also, Rex Stoner has been transferred as vice president and associate client executive in the Tulsa office. Stoner has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, joining Marsh in 2003. His background in international property and casualty insurance includes nearly 10 years of experience as a specialist underwriter and facultative reinsurance broker in the London insurance market.

Legal

Crowe &

Dunlevy has named Amy Sellars as its newest associate in the firm's Tulsa office.

Sellars previously worked as operations director for Nexus Systems, a start-up online education company serving home-bound and home-based students.

McAfee & Taft has named former Tulsa mayor Kathryn L. Taylor of counsel with the firm, effective Nov. 1.

Her areas of practice will include franchising and distribution, corporate law, commercial transactions, public-private partnerships and mergers and acquisitions.

Taylor earned her law degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Law, and served as both an attorney in private practice and as a partner at Conger & Carson and Crowe & Dunlevy, and as general counsel for Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, where in 1995 she helped negotiate the purchase of National Car Rental from General Motors.

She subsequently served on its board of directors until negotiating its merger with AutoNation. Taylor also has served on the board of directors for Sonic Corp. and Bank of Oklahoma Financial Corp.

In 2003, Taylor served Gov. Brad Henry as state Secretary of Commerce, Tourism and Workforce Development, and simultaneously served as executive director of the Department of Commerce.

She was elected as Tulsa's mayor in 2006, serving a four-year term. Since November she has served on Gov. Henry's cabinet as chief of education strategy.

Retail

Buckle Inc. has named Darlys Fisher as manager of its store in Woodland Hills Mall.

Fisher began her career with Buckle in 1983, and most recently served as manager of the store in Emporia, Kan.

In addition, she will serve as a district manager for Buckle stores in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

Talent management

Career Development Partners has named Tom Wilkerson as an account manager in the company's Direct Hire division.

Wilkerson most recently worked for Adecco as an executive recruiter. He has a number of years of experience in the recruiting field, working in Wisconsin, Texas and Oklahoma.

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