Texas People & Companies, September 5, 2025

• Holt Lunsford Commercial (HLC) promoted Lizza Connor to Senior Vice President of Client Services. Connor will spearhead the enhancement and strategic alignment of HLC’s client relationships. With over 20 years of experience in marketing, communications, and team leadership, Connor’s responsibilities will expand to include client care initiatives, property management, and property accounting service lines. 
• NAI Robert Lynn appointed Giancarlo “GC” Carriero as president of its Dallas Retail Division. Carriero brings two decades of commercial real estate experience, with transactions totaling nearly 2 million square feet and over $300 million in value. Carriero will be focusing on landlord leasing, tenant representation, and commercial land sales throughout the Dallas market.
• Christopher Lang has joined Cushman & Wakefield as Senior Director in the firm’s Project & Development Services service line. In his new role, Lang will lead industrial project delivery across Texas, driving strategic growth and client services while expanding PDS’s industrial construction and development platform across the region. Lang joins Cushman & Wakefield from Ryan Cos., where he was Director of Construction. 
• Partners Real Estate announced that veteran industry professionals David Ballard and Parker LaBarge have joined the firm as Partners in the San Antonio office. Mr. Ballard has been a consistent top producer helping his clients with their Office, Medical, and Investments needs. Mr. LaBarge specializes in tenant representation and project leasing within the medical/office sector, with a proven track record of success exceeding 2 million square feet in transactions.
• SRS Real Estate Partners announces that Kevin Yaryan has rejoined the firm as Senior Vice President on the Capital Markets team in Florida.  Yaryan brings more than 20 years of experience in Florida and California working across property types with a specialization in shopping centers and net lease properties.

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