Southwestern Medical Foundation has appointed Kathleen M. Gibson as President and CEO. She had been executive vice president of the foundation, which supports UT Southwestern Medical Center and its affiliated institutions by building community awareness and raising money to fund its programs. Gibson has also served on the foundation's board of trustees and its investment committee. As president and CEO, Gibson will work closely with board chairman William T. Solomon, the foundation's board and its executive management team. Gibson succeeds Dr. Kern Wildenthal as president and CEO of the foundation. Wildenthal will continue to be on the leadership team as a senior consultant, as will executive vice president Plack Carr Jr., who served as interim CEO.

Southwestern Medical Foundation appointed Kathleen M. Gibson as an executive vice president. In Gibson new role on the foundation's management team, Gibson will work closely with president Kern Wildenthal, executive vice president Plack Carr, the board of trustees and its chairman, William T. Solomon. She and Carr will share duties, including community outreach, asset management and general administration of the foundation's office.