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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[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: SCOTT McINTYRE
Guidehouse completed its acquisition of McLean-based Dovel Technologies in late 2021, adding another 2,000 employees to a workforce that has grown to about 12,000 people in more than 50 locations. Its headquarters move from Washington, D.C., to McLean represented one of Northern Virginia’s largest economic development deals in 2021. McIntyre served as managing partner for […]
Retail/Wholesale: WILLIAM G. ‘BILL’ CRUTCHFIELD JR.
An entrepreneur from the get-go, Crutchfield started out by selling and installing stereo systems in the Charlottesville area as a high schooler before going on to graduate from the University of Virginia. Today, Crutchfield Corp., a privately held electronics retailer based in Albemarle County, employs about 800 workers. In fiscal year 2021, the company brought […]
Transportation: REAR ADM. CHRISTOPHER SCOTTY’ GRAY
Gray took over leadership of the U.S. Navy’s mid-Atlantic region from Rear Adm. Charles “Chip” Rock during a change of command ceremony in June. Rock had led operations in the region since 2018 and retired after 35 years of service. Gray is responsible for 14 naval installations — including the Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s […]
Real Estate: RAYMOND A. RITCHEY
Before becoming senior executive vice president in 2016, Ritchey was national director of acquisitions and development and had overseen Massachusetts-based Boston Properties’ Washington, D.C., office since 1998. Responsible for all business development, leasing and marketing in the D.C. area, he also directly oversees similar activities nationally. The firm is the largest publicly traded develop[...]
Energy: DAVID SCHLEICHER
In April, Schleicher replaced longtime NOVEC President and CEO Stan Feuerberg, who announced he was retiring after 30 years at the company’s helm. During those three decades, the cooperative grew “into one of the pre-eminent electric utilities in the country,” says its board chairman, Wade House. Now the company is one of the largest cooperatives […]
Retail/Wholesale: ELIZABETH ‘LIZA’ MYERS BORCHES
Borches is named after her great-aunt, New York businesswoman Elizabeth Myers, who was the sister of Borches’ great-grandfather, H. Carter Myers. H. Carter Myers co-founded Petersburg Motor Co. Inc. in 1924. During the Depression, he desperately needed cash to keep the business open, so Elizabeth Myers invested in his business. By 1937, she owned 75% […]
Retail/Wholesale: JOHN BOYLE
In March, Boyle celebrated the official dedication of the Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA distribution center in Suffolk. Located at Virginia Port Logistics Park, the expansive warehouse complex — which could fit four football fields under one roof — became operational in November 2021. Due to the pandemic, the company waited until spring to host its […]
Professional Services: TIMOTHY H. GILLIS
A published poet and former law professor, Gillis joined KPMG as a partner in 1998 and is a 2006 graduate of the firm’s Chairman 25 leadership development program. He has more than 25 years of professional experience as an auditor, lawyer and tax professional, serving Fortune 500 and mid-market companies in diverse industries. He also […]
Professional Services: STEPHANIE R. PETERS
Peters has been with the VSCPA, a statewide professional association for CPAs, since 1997 and leads the organization’s efforts in the areas of strategy, member engagement, national and external relations, and diversity, equity and inclusion. With 27 employees, the VSCPA recorded $5.8 million in revenue for fiscal year 2021. In May, the VSCPA Educational Foundation […]
