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PAE’s former head named Amentum CEO
John Heller, the former CEO of Falls Church-based contractor PAE Inc., will serve as CEO of Germantown, Maryland-based aerospace defense contractor Amentum Services Inc., which purchased PAE earlier this month. Heller, who led PAE for seven years until March 2021, will take his new post effective March 28, Amentum announced Thursday. ”It is an honor […]
Noblis announces new CEO
Noblis Inc. President and CEO Amr ElSawy will step away in October after 15 years leading the company, the Reston-based not-for-profit federal contractor announced this week. Mile Corrigan, senior vice president of Noblis’ Federal Civilian Solutions (FCS) division, has been named executive vice president and will become president and CEO when ElSawy leaves. “During Amr’s […]
Arlington cybersecurity firm promotes CEO
Jennifer Tisdale has been promoted to CEO of GRIMM, the Arlington-based cybersecurity firm announced Tuesday. She was previously the firm’s senior principal of cyber-physical systems security. “Having spent the last decade dedicated to the advocacy of cybersecurity research and testing, it is an honor to lead the strategic direction and phenomenal cybersecurity talent at GRIMM,” [...]
Allianz promotes North American CEO to global position
Henrico County-based travel insurance company Allianz Partners USA has promoted CEO Elena Edwards to chief markets officer at the company’s French parent company, Allianz Partners Group. Jeff Wright, the company’s chief financial officer, is succeeding Edwards as CEO of the U.S. business unit. Edwards will retain her position as CEO for North America overseeing the […]
Sentara CEO Kern announces retirement plans
Howard P. Kern, Sentara Healthcare’s president and CEO, announced his planned retirement Friday. A search for his replacement is already underway, the Norfolk-based health system said in a statement, and Kern will stay on until his replacement starts later this year. Having spent 42 years with Sentara in hospital administration, finance and insurance, Kern has […]
Great responsibility
“Business can be a force for good. I absolutely believe it,” says Byron L. Boston, CEO and co-chief investment officer of Glen Allen-based real estate investment trust Dynex Capital Inc. “CEOs have an obligation to use profit to do positive things in the community.” Boston and 11 other prominent Black business and nonprofit leaders spoke […]
The 2022 Black business leaders issue
The Visionary Superstar Pharrell Williams has dream of equitable economic success for Hampton Roads and Virginia DEI openers Hiring of diversity and equity chiefs is on upswing Great responsibility Black business leaders pay it forward
HII names new president and CEO
Christopher D. Kastner will become president and CEO of Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, on March 1. Mike Petters, who has served as the Fortune 500 company’s president and CEO since Northrop Grumman Corp. spun off its shipbuilding division in 2011, will become executive vice chairman of the board for […]
Elizabeth River Crossings announces CEO
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC (ERC) has promoted Anna Bonet to CEO, the company announced Wednesday. ERC finances, operates and maintains the Elizabeth River Tunnels from Portsmouth to Norfolk. Bonet joined ERC as deputy CEO in September 2021 and worked with former CEO David Sullivan, who announced his retirement last week. “I remain committed to […]
Reston IT company promotes CEO
Tony Crescenzo, president of Reston-based information technology contractor Intelligent Waves LLC (IW), has been promoted to CEO, the company announced Wednesday. “Tony’s high-energy leadership style and ability to recruit top management talent has enabled us to maximize the value and impact of our company,” IW founder and owner Jared Shepard said in a statement. Crescenzo […]
Graham Media Group announces next president and CEO
Catherine Badalamente will be the next president and CEO of Arlington-based Graham Holdings Co.’s local media division, Graham Media Group. Her hiring follows current president and CEO Emily L. Barr’s Tuesday announcement that she would retire later this year. Graham Holdings Co. is the family company of the late Katharine Graham, who was the former […]
Va. Health Center names new president and CEO
Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington has named Christopher T. Lane as its next president and CEO. Lane replaces James Cole, who is retiring after 36 years at the hospital. Lane will begin in late March. He will join VHC from Kaleida Health, Western New York’s largest health care system, where he was the president of […]
