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Greater Washington Partnership taps new CEO
The Greater Washington Partnership has named Kathy Hollinger as its new CEO, the economic development organization announced Tuesday. Hollinger is the president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, which she has led since 2012. She begins at GWP Oct. 3, according to a news release. “This region is near and dear to […]
Va. CEOs worry about inflation
Inflation is bad for Virginia businesses. That was the biggest takeaway from a survey of Virginia CEOs in July. The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council of CEOs administered the survey from July 7 to July 14, with 63 executives responding. “It is no surprise that inflation is hurting small […]
Guardians of the treasury
How’s this for an anxiety recipe? Serious supply-chain woes. A worsening labor shortage. Historic inflation. Rising lending rates. Soaring fuel and energy costs. An exceptionally volatile stock market. Growing cybersecurity threats. Global instability. Oh, and the pandemic that started more than two years ago is still with us. Can you imagine a tougher time to […]
‘Just when I thought I was out’
Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large nonprofit | Hossein Sadid, CFO and deputy director for finance and administration Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond After a couple of failed attempts, Hossein Sadid finally retired at the end of June from […]
Broadened horizons
Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large business | Sal Mancuso, executive vice president and CFO Altria Group Inc., Henrico County A first-generation college graduate whose father immigrated to this country from Sicily, Italy, as a teenager, Sal Mancuso believes it’s […]
Dollar Tree names new CIO amid C-suite shift
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree on Thursday announced that it has hired Bobby Aflatooni, executive vice president and chief information officer for real estate developer The Howard Hughes Corp., as its CIO. The hire comes less than a month after Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., which also owns the Family Dollar chain, announced a […]
Hardywood taps new president, CFO and brewmaster
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, the state’s largest craft beer brewer, announced Thursday it has promoted Kate Lee as president. She previously served as vice president of operations and quality, and joined the Richmond-based brewery in 2014. Also promoted: Brian Nelson, vice president of production and head brewer, is now Hardywood’s brewmaster, and Doug Sulanke, formerly […]
UNOS CEO announces departure
Richmond-based UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing, will begin seeking a new chief executive at the end of September, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. CEO Brian Shepard will leave after nearly a decade with the UNOS, which administers the nation’s organ procurement and transplantation network. UNOS’s chief operating officer, Maureen McBride, will serve as interim […]
Taking the reins
To quote the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” In Year Two of our Virginia Business Women in Leadership Awards, we received more than 300 nominations — exceeding last year’s nominations by more than […]
Dollar Tree overhauls C-suite
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree is overhauling much of its C-suite leadership, the company announced Tuesday. Dollar Tree Stores Inc., which also owns the Family Dollar chain, is seeking permanent replacements for its chief operating officer, chief strategy officer, chief financial officer, chief information officer and chief legal officer. Dollar Tree CFO Kevin [&hellip[...]
Virginia Business announces 2022 Va. CFO Awards winners
Virginia Business presented awards to chief financial officers at companies and nonprofits around the commonwealth Thursday night. This year’s Virginia CFO Awards banquet — which is the largest annual gathering of CFOs in Virginia — was held at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. Fifty-one CFOs from around the commonwealth were nominated in four award categories, […]
Henrico Doctors’ Hospital names new chief medical officer
Dr. Ajit Singh is the new chief medical officer of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, HCA Virginia Health System announced Wednesday. Henrico Doctors’ Hospital encompasses the Forest, Parham and Retreat campuses. “Ajit values teamwork and is passionate about providing best-in-class care to our patients,” Henrico Doctors’ Hospital CEO Ryan Jensen said in a statement. “We are fortuna[...]
