AUSTIN, TX – Ken Hall, chief executive officer of Buckner International
since 1994, announced his retirement from the Dallas-based organization
during a July 22 meeting of the board of trustees. His retirement is
effective April 30, 2012, when President Albert Reyes will assume the
CEO title.
Hall,
who was elected to the position in 1993, served as president/CEO of
Buckner until 2010, when Reyes was elected president. Hall has continued
serving as CEO. With his retirement, board members named Hall president
emeritus as of May 1.
During Hall’s tenure at the helm of Buckner, the organization grew into
one of the nation’s showcase social service organizations, serving more
than 400,000 people annually through an array of services around the
world. He oversaw the expansion of Buckner to include more than $200
million in capital improvements and in 2008, the Buckner endowment
topped $200 million. Today, Buckner lists total assets of more than $400
million.
Along with the capital growth and improvements, Hall guided Buckner to
expand its services beyond the borders of Texas and the United States by
launching the organization’s international ministry arm in 1996. In
addition, Buckner Retirement Services grew exponentially under Hall and
today, BRS is the largest not-for-profit senior living organization in
Texas, according to a recent report by Ziegler and Company.
Prior to assuming leadership of Buckner, he served as pastor of four
Texas Baptist churches. He is a past president of the Baptist General
Convention of Texas and is the author of two books.
Reyes, who becomes CEO May 1, came to Buckner initially as president of
Buckner Children and Family Services and in January 2010, he was
elected just the sixth president in the 132-year history of Buckner
International, succeeding Hall in that role. He came to Buckner from
Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio, where he served as
president.
A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Reyes also served as president of
the BGCT and was pastor of three Texas Baptist churches before moving to
BUA. He currently serves on the board of the Joint Council on
International Children’s Services. He holds two doctorate degrees.
Board Chair Lee Bush of Athens, Texas, said the leadership transition
“exemplifies the way Christian ministries should operate. Buckner has
been blessed for 132 years with outstanding leaders and both Dr. Hall
and Dr. Reyes personify that leadership.”
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