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Dallas Market Center announced the passing of its chairman emeritus, Bill Winsor, on Thursday following a brief illness.

Winsor served as president and chief executive of Dallas Market Center from 1993-2015. He was named chairman emeritus in 2015 and remained active in the business.

Over the course of his career with Dallas Market Center, Winsor guided the growth, strategy, management and merchandising of what is today a 5 million square foot B2B marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of consumer products including women’s, men’s, and children’s apparel and accessories; Western and English lifestyle products; home furnishings; lighting, holiday and floral; tabletop and housewares; and gift products. Each year more than 25 global trade events and numerous specialized trade events are held inside Dallas Market Center welcoming buyers from around the world.

His most recent business development successes included guiding the launch of the Western and English marketplace at Dallas Market Center in 2021; and in December 2024 the debut of a specialized trade event for nearshoring which brought together brands with vetted factories and supply chain service providers from Mexico and Latin America.

Prior to his appointment to Dallas Market Center, Winsor served as president and general manager of INFOMART, a former technology trade mart in Dallas.

Winsor joined Crow Family Holdings in November 1981 to establish INFOMART where he was responsible for marketing, sales, operations and administration acting in the capacity of general manager.

Winsor was recruited by Trammell Crow from Texas Instruments, where he was responsible for corporate marketing and merchandising for five product groups including consumer goods, digital systems, geophysical services, government services and semi-conductors.

He was a graduate of Southwest Texas State University and held a bachelor of science in communications. He is survived by his wife Kathleen, sons Mark and Kelley (wife Lacy), and three grandchildren. Away from work, Bill was a noted historian, amateur archaeologist and enthusiastic Texas rancher; and he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.

Memorial service details will be announced soon.