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Real Estate 2024: JON JENNINGS
Jennings is the third generation to lead the general contracting firm, which was started as a masonry firm in 1952 by his bricklayer grandfather, Lawrence Floyd Jennings. Larry Jennings, L.F.’s son and Jon’s father, joined the company in 1965 and helped expand the business into general contracting. In the 1980s, the company made another business […]
Manufacturing 2024: MANMEET S. BHATIA
Bhatia has held the position of president and CEO of TMEIC Corp. Americas, a regional subsidiary of the Japanese-owned Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp., since 2021. During his career at TMEIC, Bhatia has served as chief operating officer for the North American branch and held executive positions in Europe and Asia. He has been with […]
Agriculture 2024: GEORGE C. FREEMAN III
Universal Corp.’s CEO since 2008 and president since 2006, Freeman is a Richmond native at the helm of the world’s largest supplier of tobacco leaf. Freeman previously served as the corporation’s general counsel and secretary from 2001 to 2005; before, he worked at law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth (then Hunton & Williams) in the early […]
Banking | Finance 2024: G. ROBERT ASTON JR.
In May, hundreds gathered at the Virginia Beach Convention Center to celebrate the 25th anniversary of TowneBank. Back in 1998, Aston and friends famously launched the bank from his garage. By April of the following year, TowneBank opened three offices with the support of 4,000 founding shareholders. Today, TowneBank operates 51 bank offices in Virginia […]
Media 2024: DOUG DAVIS
Davis stepped into the role of senior vice president and regional manager of Nexstar Media Group’s broadcasting division at the start of 2017, bringing more than two decades of experience with him. He oversees Nexstar stations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Previously, he served as president and […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: ROMAINE SEGUIN
Good360 is creating the largest shared warehouse network in the disaster-recovery space so that it can better position supplies before disasters strike. Prepositioning materials and products in strategic locations allows the organization to quickly deploy aid when needed. Good360 has partnered with other nonprofits and corporations to share space around the country. Seguin joined Good360 […[...]
Telecommunications 2024: ED MORCHE
Morche, a 30-year telecommunications industry veteran, joined GTT in October 2023 after serving as president of Lumen Technologies’ North American Enterprise and Public Sector business. He worked at CenturyLink, which rebranded as Lumen in 2020, and Level 3 Communications, leading the consolidation of multiple commercial and technical organizations following Level 3’s merger with CenturyLink. [...]
Manufacturing 2024: ESTER CODINA
Codina started in her current position with Swedish company Alfa Laval after serving as senior vice president of its U.S. service and marine divisions. Since 2022, she has overseen North American operations for the company, a global manufacturer of heat transfer, separation and fluid-handling products, mainly for the energy, food and water, and marine industries. […]
Manufacturing 2024: ANTHONY ‘TONY’ ROBINSON
Robinson took over in early August as the head of Framatome Inc., the Lynchburg-based North American subsidiary of the French nuclear equipment, services and fuel producer. A former executive for Framatome and BWX Technologies, Robinson replaced Katherine Williams, who became CEO in 2023 and retired this year after 20 years with Framatome. Robinson, who has about […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2024: CLIFFORD B. ‘CLIFF’ FLEET
Fleet became the ninth president of the world’s largest living history museum in 2020. Prior to that, he was CEO and president of 22nd Century Group and, before that, president and CEO of Richmond-based tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA. He’s also an adjunct professor in William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business. The […]
