NACD North Texas Announces New Chapter Officers and Board Member for 2026–2027
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) North Texas Chapter, the advocate for the profession of directorship, today announced the election of new officers and board members for 2026–2027, effective July 1, 2026.
New Officers
Debra L. von Storch, NACD.DC, has been elected as board chair of the NACD North Texas Chapter. Von Storch is a senior executive with four decades of experience guiding companies through their growth journey while at EY. She has in-depth knowledge of the business issues faced by high-growth companies, having served companies from start up to global Fortune 500 enterprises. Seated in the boardroom of both public and private companies, von Storch has experience as chair of the audit and compensation committees of Nasdaq-listed companies. She is qualified to serve as a financial expert under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock Exchange / Nasdaq listing rules. Von Storch has served on the board of directors for Vari (formerly VariDesk), Canoo Inc., CSW Industrials and AT-RISK International. She chairs the Zenith chapter of the Women Presidents Organization, comprised of 21 dynamic CEOs from five countries. Von Storch also serves on the board of directors for the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Foundation and Texas A&M University Mays Business School Flippen Leadership Institute.
"It is my honor and joy to serve as the NACD North Texas Board Chair for 2026-2027. We proudly serve over 1,000 North Texas chapter members with engaging events, programming, and networking. Our focus is to prepare directors to demonstrate good corporate governance and address boardroom challenges," said von Storch.
Anne Motsenbocker will serve as board vice chair. Motsenbocker is an experienced corporate director and retired banking executive with more than 35 years at JPMorgan Chase, where she most recently served as Managing Director and functional CEO of the Southwest Middle Market Segment of the Commercial Bank. She serves on the boards of U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NYSE:USPH) as chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee, and CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) where she chairs the Audit Committee. She is also an Independent Trustee of Fortress Private Lending Fund, a perpetual-life private business development company, where she chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee. In addition to her corporate work, Motsenbocker serves as Chair of the Economic Mobility Center, as a board member of the National Kidney Foundation and the United Way Foundation of Metropolitan Dallas, and Co-Chair of the Sponsorship Committee of NACD North Texas.
Todd Murray will continue to serve as secretary. A partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, he serves as a vice president of the firm’s securities enforcement and litigation practice. Murray focuses his practice on securities litigation, director and officer fiduciary duty and corporate governance disputes, litigation involving complex accounting, accounting fraud, financial issues and energy-related matters.
Derek McClain will serve as treasurer. McClain is a former partner with Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he practiced corporate finance and securities law, and a former executive with Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE. He was chief financial officer of Trammell Crow Co. for the seven years preceding its acquisition by CBRE. He is on the boards of directors of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., where he serves as lead independent director, and The McShane Companies. He also serves on the board of trustees of The Fund for American Studies.
New Board Members
New board members include Beth Garvey, Cassandra McKinney, Helmuth Ludwig, and Dan Torpey.
Beth Garvey is an accomplished public-company board chair and chief executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience scaling global workforce and staffing organizations. She served as Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of BGSF (NYSE:BGSF), where she led enterprise-wide strategy, major digital and IT modernization initiatives, and significant organic and acquisitive growth, including international expansion into Canada, India, and Latin America. Under her leadership, BGSF materially improved margins, unified multiple acquired brands, strengthened governance, and reshaped company culture with a strong emphasis on talent, diversity, and employee engagement. In addition to her public-company board leadership, she has extensive nonprofit board experience and is active in national governance and board-readiness organizations, making her a strong contributor in areas such as executive leadership, compensation, governance, M&A, and organizational.
Dr. Helmuth Ludwig is a senior technology and industrial executive with deep global operating, governance, and digital transformation experience, including extensive public-company board service. He spent nearly three decades at Siemens, culminating as Global Chief Information Officer, where he led a 7,000-person IT organization with a multi‑billion‑dollar budget and drove large-scale digital, cloud, and AI-enabled transformation initiatives across the enterprise. His operating background includes CEO, president, and divisional leadership roles across Europe, North America, and Latin America, managing multi-billion-dollar businesses with responsibility for growth, restructuring, and major integrations. Dr. Ludwig currently serves on the boards of Hitachi, Tokyo; Myers Industries, Ohio; and Humanetics, Michigan including as chair and as an audit and nominating/governance committee member. He also advises private equity and high-growth technology companies. He also brings an academic perspective as a Professor of Practice at SMU’s Cox School of Business, with a strong focus on strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Ludwig will serve as programs committee co-chair.
Cassandra McKinney is an independent corporate director and former senior financial services executive with four decades of leadership experience across banking, financial services technology, insurance, and manufacturing. She currently serves as an Independent Director at Lithia & Driveway (NYSE:LAD), where she sits on the Audit and Compensation Committees. Ms. McKinney previously spent nearly 20 years at Comerica Bank, culminating as Executive Vice President and Executive Director of Retail Bank, with full P&L responsibility for consumer and small business banking, distribution strategy, digital and assisted delivery channels, product management, and operations. Earlier in her career, she held senior leadership roles at Bank of America and IBM, including technology, product, and transformation leadership through large‑scale mergers and operational change. With a chemical engineering background and a track record of revenue growth, operational efficiency, talent development, and inclusive leadership, she brings strong expertise in governance, audit and risk oversight, compensation, strategy, and business transformation. Ms. McKinney will serve as membership engagement committee co-chair.
Dan Torpey is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura Consulting and a seasoned public‑company board member and retired EY partner with more than 30 years of experience in finance, risk management, compliance, forensic accounting and investigations. He currently serves on the board and Audit Committee of MDB Capital Holdings and on multiple nonprofit and academic boards, and he advises boards and management teams on governance, compensation, crisis response, and risk oversight. During his tenure at EY, Mr. Torpey built and led several forensic, investigation, and compliance practices, working with Fortune 500 and reporting directly to boards, regulators, investors, and other stakeholders.
His leadership includes building cross functional and global teams and has led companies through leading complex crises including navigating through natural disasters, SEC investigation and bet your business litigation. A CPA and published thought leader, Mr. Torpey brings deep strengths in audit committee leadership, governance, investigations, enterprise risk, culture, and ethics.
Current NACD North Texas board members also include Tom Leppert, immediate past chair; Gregg Ballew, nominating and governance committee co-chair; Matthew Bob, NACD.DC; Ron Chu, NACD.DC; Tracey Doi, NACD.DC, membership engagement committee co-chair; Donna Epps, sponsorship committee co-chair; Shane Goodwin, NACD.DC; Bets Lillo, NACD.DC, nominating and governance committee co-chair; John Mahalik; Bobby Majumder, NACD.DC; Theresa Motter, programs committee co-chair; Cynthia Pharr-Lee; and Julie Silcock.
About NACD North Texas
NACD North Texas provides a forum for NACD members to exchange knowledge and discuss leading boardroom practices in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. NACD’s more than 20 chapters enhance the value of NACD membership by providing directors with a forum to address governance challenges to elevate their board’s performance. Members enjoy peer-to-peer dialogue about critical boardroom issues such as cyber risk, CEO succession planning, activism and leadership. To learn more about NACD North Texas, please visit northtexas.nacdonline.org
About NACD
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) is the leading member organization for corporate directors who want to expand their knowledge, grow their network and maximize their potential. For more than 47 years, NACD has helped boards and the business community elevate their performance and create long-term value. Our leadership continues to raise standards of excellence and advance board effectiveness at thousands of member companies.
NACD’s value insights, professional development events and resources, such as the NACD Directors SummitTM and the NACD Directorship Certification® program, support boards in navigating complex challenges. With a growing network of more than 24,000 members across over 20 chapters, boards are better equipped to make well-informed decisions on the critical, strategic issues facing their businesses today. Learn more at nacdonline.org
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