DALLAS—Veteran business development executive Bonnie Shekarabi has joined Megatel Capital Investment as executive vice president, national accounts, GlobeSt.com has exclusively learned.

Shekarabi, who has worked in the financial services industry for 28 years, previously led the business development efforts for Ascendant Capital, Preferred Apartment Communities and Walton International Group, where she increased the number of selling agreements and successfully grew distribution. She started her career in the independent broker-dealer channel with Wells Real Estate Funds, where she helped grow the company from 38 employees to more than 700 and increased assets under management from $240 million to more than $5 billion in five years.

“I have worked with Bonnie in the past and experienced first-hand the direct impact she has on business development efforts,” Michael Roman, executive vice president of capital markets at Megatel Capital Investment, told GlobeSt.com. “Bonnie's experience and contacts in the industry make her a valuable asset.”