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Finance/Insurance: THOMAS J. McINERNEY
In May, Fortune named McInerney the sixth-most overpaid CEO in the Fortune 500. Although McInerney was far from being the top breadwinner on the list — his total compensation for 2021 was $8.5 million — the rankings were compiled by comparing CEO pay vs. performance, based on shareholder returns. Genworth, which offers life, mortgage and […]
Retail/Wholesale: JIM KOONS
A family-owned automobile dealership launched in 1964, Koons Automotive is among the 30 largest car dealers in the country and the largest based in Virginia, with 26 franchises in the mid-Atlantic region. Jim Koons’ father, John, opened the first location in Falls Church, and his older brother, John Koons Jr., was also in the business […]
Real Estate: BRIAN F. BORTELL
Bortell, a Virginia Tech graduate with an MBA from Averett University, has been with Timmons for more than three decades, starting as an entry-level engineer. The Richmond-based civil engineering, technology and surveying firm has nearly 800 employees and reported revenue of $135.5 million in fiscal 2021. During the past few years, Timmons opened offices in […]
Manufacturing: REGINA ANNE ‘GINA’ HARM
When NewMarket Corp. announced that Harm had been appointed president of Afton Chemical Corp. in May 2018, she already had over 30 years of experience in the chemical industry, including 11 years with Afton Chemical. Prior to her appointment, she had been senior vice president and chief operating officer of Afton Chemical for three years. […]
Manufacturing: TERRENCE ‘TERRY’ HORAN
Horan took the helm of Stihl Inc. in April, about six months after the Virginia Beach-based chainsaw and outdoor power equipment manufacturer announced that his predecessor, former Stihl Inc. President Bjoern Fischer, and the company’s top U.S. sales executive had both exited Stihl by mutual agreement with the company. The largest subsidiary of the global […]
Education: JAVAUNE ADAMS-GASTON
The seventh president of Norfolk State University, Adams-Gaston, who began her tenure in 2019, has led the public institution to U.S. News & World Report’s top 20 list of historically Black colleges and universities. She’s also forged a university partnership with Virginia Beach native and music superstar Pharrell Williams, who brought his Elephant in the […]
Government/Politics: BARRY KNIGHT
Something Del. Knight, R-Virginia Beach, never wants to do again is “unload corn silage out of a silo at 100 degrees.” When he was a teenager, he recalls, he worked a series of jobs that included truck driving and farm work. He eventually owned his own hog farm and went on to be appointed to […]
Finance/Insurance: BYRON L. BOSTON
A first-generation college student, Boston arrived at Dartmouth College from his native St. Louis without a proper New Hampshire wardrobe. “I froze my butt off,” he recalled in a profile published by the university. Quick to give credit to all the people — from his high school football coach to Dartmouth alumni to business mentors […]
Health Care: DR. SANDY L. CHUNG
An alumna of the University of Virginia, from which she received her bachelor’s and medical degrees, Chung is CEO of pediatric group Trusted Doctors, president of Fairfax Pediatric Associates and medical director of Informatics for the Pediatric Health Network at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. After a young patient killed a man while waiting […]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: ISAM GHANIM
Ghanim is new to the president and CEO role, but he’s a familiar face at ChildFund International, having previously served as executive vice president for programs at the global nonprofit formerly known as Christian Children’s Fund. The ninth top executive in ChildFund International’s 84-year history, he succeeds Anne Lynam Goddard, who retired in May after […]
