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Altria names two new board members
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. announced the elections of two board members Wednesday and its third quarter earnings Thursday. Marjorie M. Connelly and R. Matt Davis joined Altria’s board of directors. “Both Marge and Matt bring a tremendous amount of senior-level public company experience,” Altria Board Chair Kathryn McQuade said in a statement. “I believe […]
VEDP’s new board chair is Dewberry COO
Dan Pleasant, chief operating officer for Fairfax-based planning, design and construction company Dewberry, has been named chair of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership Board of Directors. His two-year term began July 1. The motion to approve Pleasant’s nomination passed unanimously during the 17-member board’s April 29 meeting. Pleasant has served on VEDP’s board for 10 years[...]
Tom Farrell retiring from Dominion Energy
After 14 years leading Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc., Thomas F. Farrell II is retiring as the utility’s executive chairman, effective April 1, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings submitted by the Fortune 500 company last week. Farrell is also stepping down from the company’s board of directors; he will remain on for two months […]
Dominion Energy’s Tom Farrell to retire from Altria board
Dominion Energy Inc. Executive Chair Thomas F. Farrell II is retiring from Altria Group Inc.’s board of directors, which he has chaired since April 2020. Farrell has served on the Henrico County-based tobacco product manufacturer’s board of directors since 2008. He will retire from the Altria board when his term ends in May. Altria’s board […]
Avantus Federal names new board member
Avantus Federal, a McLean-based IT defense contractor, announced Tuesday it has appointed former Engility CEO Lynn Dugle to its board of directors. Dugle was chairman and CEO of Chantilly-based Engility before its 2019 acquisition by Reston-based Science Applications International Corp. During her career, she also served in several executive leadership positions with Raytheon. Dugle earned [&hel[...]
Capital One taps new board members from Facebook, Nike
McLean-based Capital One Financial Corp. announced Tuesday the addition of two new members to its board of directors: Ime Archibong, head of new product experimentation at Facebook Inc., and Craig Williams, president of Jordan Brand at Nike Inc. Archibong and Williams have been appointed to fill two new seats on the board, and will stand […]
Dovel Technologies executive chairman to retire
McLean-based federal contractor Dovel Technologies announced Monday that Paul Leslie will retire as executive chairman and Sudhakar Kesavan will join the company as chairman of the board in March. Leslie served as Dovel’s CEO for more than eight years, during which the company focused on the federal health and civilian markets. During his tenure, Leslie […]
Former PBMares CEO named 2021 Chamber board chair
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Friday elected Alan Witt, former CEO of Newport News-based accounting and consulting firm PBMares LLP, to serve as its 2021 chair of the board of directors. He succeeds 2020 Chair Paige Clay, a senior partner with Mercer. Witt has been a Virginia Chamber of Commerce board member since 2016 […]
Va. Society of Association Executives appoints board member
The Virginia Society of Association Executives announced Monday it has appointed Christina Lewellen to serve on its board of directors. VSAE was founded in 1949 and currently has more than 400 members who are association executives, association management companies, hospitality industry representatives and others from the association industry. Lewellen is the executive director of the […]
Parsons Corp. appoints COO, president to board
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced Monday it has appointed Carey Smith, its president and chief operating officer, to the company’s board of directors. Smith oversees Parsons’ global operations and corporate growth strategy. “Carey has been central to our growth and success since joining Parsons,” Parsons Chairman and CEO Chuck Harrington said in a statement. [&he[...]
Booz Allen CFO elected to Moody’s board
Financial services company Moody’s Corp. announced Friday that Lloyd W. Howell Jr., executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., has been elected to Moody’s board, effective March 15, 2021. Howell will join the board’s audit, compensation and human resources and governance and [&he[...]
Reston-based company names Tish Long to board of directors
Reston-based Applied Information Services (AIS) announced Tuesday it has named former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Director Letitia “Tish” Long to the company’s board of directors. “Tish’s impact in the defense and intelligence community is unmatched,” AIS President and CEO Larry Katzman said in a statement. “Her industry and board experience will foster our contin[...]
