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Rendering of the planned workforce and child care hub in Abingdon. Image courtesy United Way of Southwest Virginia
Feb 26, 2024

United Way of SWVA spins off workforce programs

The United Way of Southwest Virginia is spinning off its workforce development programs by establishing a new nonprofit, EO, to oversee them, UWSWVA announced Feb. 20. EO, which stands for Endless Opportunity, is also Latin for “go.” The new nonprofit will manage what has been the UWSWVA’s $10 million portfolio of grant-funded workforce development programs, […]

100 People to Meet in 2024: Builders
Feb 15, 2024

Armada Hoffler to name Shawn Tibbetts as next CEO

Virginia Beach real estate investment trust Armada Hoffler expects to name Chief Operating Officer Shawn Tibbetts as its CEO next spring, when current CEO Louis Haddad plans to retire. Tibbetts has been promoted to president and will remain COO, Armada Hoffler announced Thursday. Tibbetts has been COO since he joined the company in 2019 after […]

On the move
Feb 13, 2024

CEO Hunt leaving Va. Credit Union League

Carrie Hunt is leaving at the end of the month as president and CEO of the Virginia Credit Union League, and Chief Operating Officer Karima Freeman will serve as interim head of the trade association, VACUL announced Tuesday. Hunt, a seasoned political lobbyist, is leaving to become chief advocacy officer of America’s Credit Unions, a […]

Raul Fernandez
Feb 2, 2024

DXC makes Raul Fernandez permanent pres., CEO

Raul Fernandez is now the permanent president and CEO of DXC Technology, the Ashburn-based Fortune 500 IT company announced Thursday. DXC appointed Fernandez interim president and CEO in December 2023, replacing Mike Salvino in two of his three roles. David Herzog, DXC’s lead independent director, replaced Salvino as chairman of the board. Fernandez has been […]

Professional Services: DANNY ROBINSON
Jan 30, 2024

Martin Agency has new CEO

Danny Robinson is taking over from Kristen Cavallo as CEO of The Martin Agency, parent Interpublic Group of Cos. announced Tuesday. Robinson has been chief creative officer of the Richmond-based ad agency since 2020. Cavallo has headed Martin for the past six years, and IPG named her global CEO of MullenLowe Group 14 months ago. […]

Professional Services 2023: JASON A. HARTMAN
Jan 16, 2024

Brown Edwards CEO to retire in June

Brown Edwards partner and CEO Jason Hartman will retire this summer, the Roanoke-based public accounting firm announced Tuesday. Hartman joined Brown Edwards in 1986 and has led the firm for the past seven years. Laura Sprouse, Brown Edwards’ chief operating officer and partner, will become the next CEO on June 1. Under Hartman’s leadership, Brown […]

Martin Agency CEO Kristen Cavallo was also named CEO for MullenLowe Global in November 2022. Based in Richmond, the international advertising and marketing chief executive oversees nearly 5,000 employees across 20 offices in 13 countries. Photo courtesy The Martin Agency.
Nov 29, 2023

2023 Virginia Business Person of the Year: Kristen Cavallo

In 2017, Kristen Cavallo and her son, Matt, then a student on spring break from James Madison University, set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with a seven-day window to summit. Statistics from Kilimanjaro National Park, last updated in the 2000s, show a correlation between a route’s duration and success rate: Climbers on seven-day routes have […]

E. Neil Burke will become president of Benchmark Bankshares and CEO of the company and Benchmark Community Bank on Jan. 1, 2024. Photo courtesy Benchmark Bankshares.
Nov 27, 2023

Benchmark Community Bank, parent announce next CEO

Kenbridge-based holding company Benchmark Bankshares and its bank, Benchmark Community Bank, will have a new leader at the start of the new year. Jay A. Stafford, president and CEO of the holding company and CEO of Benchmark Community Bank, will retire Dec. 31. He will also retire from the bank’s and company’s boards of directors, […]

No myth
Nov 20, 2023

Trader Interactive CEO Lori Stacy to retire

Trader Interactive CEO Lori Stacy will retire Dec. 14 and Chief Operating Officer David McMinn will succeed her in leading the Virginia Beach-based online marketplace for boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles and other niche vehicles. Stacy, who has served as CEO since 2017, will take on the new position of chair of Trader Interactive’s board after […]

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Nov 3, 2023

Brick Industry Association names new prez, CEO

The Reston-based Brick Industry Association has announced that Tricia Mauer will become its next president and CEO on Jan. 1, 2025. Mauer, who has served as the association’s vice president of membership and programs since 2016, will take over as chief operating officer for the organization on Jan. 1, 2024, and work in that position […]

Them’s the brakes
Sep 28, 2023

Them’s the brakes

Total compensation for S&P 500 CEOs nationwide last year marked its smallest year-over-year increase since 2015, with pay increasing 0.9% from 2021. Here in Virginia, CEOs faced even greater headwinds — their total pay increased just 0.3% from 2021 to 2022, down from a 4.9% increase between 2020 and 2021. The slowdown was a result […]

Economic Development 2023: ROBERT J. ‘BOB’ STOLLE
Aug 31, 2023

VIPC leader to step down

Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. President and CEO Robert “Bob” Stolle will step down from his role in September after 13 years with the not-for-profit state corporation and its predecessor. Stolle became CEO of VIPC’s predecessor, the Center for Innovative Technology, in 2020. Before that, he was the economic development organization’s senior vice president for operations. [&[...]

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