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Manufacturing: ASHLEY B. SMITH
Although Smith became CEO in 2018, he did not become Smith-Midland Corp.’s board chairman until January 2022, after his father, Rodney I. Smith, stepped down after 62 years. The family company, founded in 1960 by David G. Smith (Ashley Smith’s grandfather), manufactures, licenses, rents and sells precast concrete products. The company was originally known as […]
Living Legends: J. KNOX SINGLETON
Back in 1983, when Singleton took a job as executive vice president for operations at Fairfax Hospital Association, he expected to stay only a few years. But a year later, he was made president of the three-hospital system, which he transformed into Inova Health System, now a $4 billion regional health provider with five hospitals […]
Media: DOUG DAVIS
Davis spent more than 20 years managing various aspects of Norfolk television stations WAVY and WVBT before taking charge of a vast region of what would become America’s largest local television and media company in 2017. Davis was among a handful of general managers promoted to senior, regional positions that year, after Nexstar Broadcasting Group […]
Media: DAVE LOUGEE
In February 2022, Tegna, the nation’s largest owner of NBC affiliate TV stations, reached an agreement to be bought by New York hedge fund Standard General for $5.4 billion, ending its seven-year stint as a publicly traded company formed after Gannett Co. Inc. spun off its broadcast and digital media divisions. Tegna owns 64 television stations […]
Media: MIKE REED
The owner of flagship newspaper USA Today, Gannett is the largest newspaper group in the nation with more than 600 papers, and under Reed’s leadership, the company’s digital revenue has skyrocketed. In 2021, Gannett’s digital revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time, comprising one-third of the media company’s revenue. Meanwhile, the company’s print advertising [...]
Media: GORDON ROBERTSON
Robertson grew up with the Christian Broadcasting Network. His father, TV evangelist Pat Robertson, founded the network in 1960 and was its CEO for nearly 50 years. Gordon Robertson did not immediately join his father’s business. Instead, he graduated from Yale University, then received his law degree from Washington and Lee University. He had been […]
Law: JONATHAN P. HARMON
Harmon is a highly sought-after and nationally recognized trial lawyer who brings in millions of dollars representing Fortune 500 companies in bet-the-company litigation actions. Harmon became the leader of Virginia’s oldest and largest law firm in 2017. Before that, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point graduate and Gulf War veteran headed the firm’s business […]
Manufacturing: PABLO DI SI
Di Si is credited as the chief architect for Volkswagen’s turnaround in Latin America, including its largest product launch, with 20 models. Amid a shakeup in leadership as the German automaker seeks to gain a foothold in the North American electric vehicle market, Di Si was named in July to succeed Scott Keogh, who has […]
Manufacturing: R. MARCUS ‘MARC’ AMMEN
Ammen joined Universal Fiber Systems in 2000 and has served as its chief financial officer and president of its Universal Fibers Inc. subsidiary. A Clemson University alumnus, he has served as the fiber manufacturer’s CEO since 2009 and is on The Carpet and Rug Institute’s board of directors. Founded in 1969 in Bristol, Tennessee, Universal […]
Economic Development: TODD HAYMORE
A former state commerce secretary and secretary of agriculture who served under two governors, Haymore now advises multinational and national corporations interested in expanding or moving operations in Virginia. He’s particularly involved with Petersburg’s growing pharmaceutical cluster. A Danville native, Haymore is secretary of the Virginia Commonwealth University board of visitors [...]
