Dallas Market Center Chairman Emeritus, Bill Winsor, passed away Thursday, December 13, following a brief illness, Dallas Market Center announced. He was 78.
He 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.
Winsor, during his Dallas Market Center career, guided the growth, strategy, management and merchandising of what today is 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. More than 25 global trade events and numerous specialized trade events are held inside Dallas Market Center each year.
Winsor’s most recent business development achievements included guiding the launch in 2021 of the Western and English marketplace at Dallas Market Center in 2021 and the debut in December 2024 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 at the 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.
Winsor previously held corporate marketing and merchandising management roles for several Texas Instruments product groups, including consumer goods, digital systems, geophysical services, government services and semiconductors.
Winsor is survived by his wife Kathleen, sons Mark and Kelley (wife Lacy) and three grandchildren. Memorial service details will be announced soon, according to Dallas Market Center.
