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Manufacturing: MANMEET S. BHATIA
With facilities in Roanoke and Katy, Texas, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp. Americas designs and develops advanced automation systems, large AC and DC motors and photovoltaic inverters. Bhatia, who has been with the Japanese-owned company since 2003 and previously was its chief operating officer, was tapped to lead both U.S. operations when they consolidated in 2021. [&hellip[...]
Manufacturing: ESTER CODINA
Codina assumed her post at Alfa Laval on March 1, after serving as senior vice president of the Swedish component manufacturer’s U.S. service and marine divisions. The London Business School alumna oversees North American operations for Alfa Laval, which credited Codina with streamlining operations, increasing customer satisfaction and creating double-digit growth in her previous three-year [&he[...]
Manufacturing: PRABHAT JAIN
Jain is an engineer and multiple patent holder with a degree in mechanical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Madras. After moving to the U.S. in 1968, he earned his master’s degree in material science from Villanova University and his MBA from the University of Lynchburg. Jain has led Virginia Transformer Corp., the largest U.S.-owned […]
Economic Development: STEPHANIE LANDRUM
The past seven years have been an exciting time in economic development in Northern Virginia, with neighboring Arlington County’s forthcoming Amazon.com Inc. HQ2 project driving significant growth. In 2021, the $1 billion Virginia Tech Innovation Campus broke ground in Alexandria, and the former Landmark Mall is being demolished to make way for a $2 billion […]
Finance/Insurance: LAWRENCE ‘LARRY’ BERNERT III
A principal and portfolio manager at Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC, Bernert joined the firm in 1995, five years after the investment advisory firm was founded. He provides investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, families and institutional clients and sits on the firm’s investment committee. A chartered financial analyst, Bernert previously [&helli[...]
Health Care: NANCY HOWELL AGEE
The 2020s are shaping up to be a defining time for Agee and Carilion Clinic. In fall 2021, the Roanoke-based health system opened a pediatric outpatient center. Carilion plans to invest $1 billion by 2025 to improve health care services in southwestern Virginia. Half of that money is budgeted to pay for the expansion of […]
Law: MICHAEL HERRING
Herring made headlines in 2019 when he left his longtime position as Richmond commonwealth’s attorney for a partnership at the state’s largest law firm. Two years later, he became managing partner of McGuireWoods’ Richmond office. The Richmond native served 13 years as the city’s top prosecutor. Herring now represents people and corporations accused of white-collar […]
Law: CARL W. TOBIAS
Tobias is a prolific scholar and has held the Richmond School of Law’s prestigious Williams endowed chair since 2004. His career spans 50 years, most of which he has spent in academia. Tobias’ focus often is federal judicial selection. He has written more than 120 law review articles and more than 80 essays, commentaries and […]
Real Estate: TIMOTHY HELMIG
Helmig works as managing partner alongside his brother-in-law, Anthony Westreich — whose late father, also Helmig’s father-in-law, was commercial real estate icon Stanley Westreich, a major force in the development of Arlington’s Rosslyn area. A graduate of American University, Helmig has overseen $16 billion in capital transactions during his 17 years at Monday Properties. In […]
Manufacturing: HOWARD BROADFOOT
Broadfoot, who joined Electro-Mechanical in 2009, was promoted from chief operating officer to CEO in June 2021 after the retirement of company founder Russell Leonard, who remains on the company’s board. Founded in 1958 as Electric Motor Repair and Sales, Electro-Mechanical manufactures medium voltage electric equipment, primarily switchgears, transformers and custom systems that serve as [&hel[...]
