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VICTOR CARDWELL
Hall of Fame member A former University of Virginia defensive back and high school athlete from Lynchburg, Cardwell has built a career in labor law. After graduating from Washington & Lee University School of Law, he worked at the Department of Labor’s Benefits Review Board before joining Woods Rogers, the Roanoke-based law firm (now Woods […]
WARREN THOMPSON
Hall of Fame member A Hampden-Sydney College and University of Virginia Darden School of Business alum who grew up in the town of Windsor in Isle of Wight County, Thompson started his company in 1992 after purchasing 31 Big Boy restaurants from Marriott Corp., his former employer. Today, Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned […]
Charlottesville chamber CEO to step down
Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Elizabeth Cromwell will step down in February after four years helming the organization, the chamber said Tuesday. Cromwell’s last day is Feb. 17. Andrea Copeland, the chamber’s director of committee engagement, has been named interim president to manage the organization until a new president is named. The […]
Framatome CEO retiring; CFO to be promoted
Framatome Inc. President and CEO Gary Mignogna will retire July 1, and Chief Financial Officer Katherine Williams will succeed him, the Lynchburg-based nuclear reactor and fuel company announced Tuesday. Mignogna will become chairman of Framatome Inc.’s board upon his retirement. Williams, who will continue to serve as CFO, has worked for Framatome, a French nuclear […]
Dollar Tree CEO resigning; former Dollar General CEO to replace him
Dollar Tree Inc. CEO Mike Witynski will leave the Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer and its board effective Jan. 29, with Executive Chairman Rick Dreiling becoming the next CEO, the company announced Tuesday. Witynski, who joined Dollar Tree in 2010, played a key role in the company’s 2015 acquisition of the Family Dollar retail chain. […]
Franklin Johnston Group sees father-son succession
The Franklin Johnston Group, has promoted W. Taylor Franklin to CEO, succeeding his father, Wendell Franklin, who has become chairman, the Virginia Beach-based real estate development, investment and management firm announced last week. Taylor Franklin previously served as the firms’ chief operating officer and Wendell Franklin served as CEO for the past decade. The Franklins, […]
CHKD president and CEO James Dahling to retire
After nearly 30 years, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters President and CEO James Dahling announced his retirement from the Hampton Roads-based health system Friday. “The board extends immense gratitude to Jim for his visionary leadership,” Akhil Jain, chair of CHKD’s board of directors, said in a statement. “His tenure marked an era of critical […]
Martin Agency CEO named global head of MullenLowe Group
Kristen Cavallo, CEO of Richmond-based ad firm The Martin Agency, has been promoted to global CEO of MullenLowe Group and will serve in both positions, Interpublic Group (IPG) announced Thursday. IPG is one of the “Big Four” advertising companies, having started in 1930 as McCann-Erickson. Today, it includes dozens of companies, including MullenLowe, Octagon and […]
UVA Community Health taps interim leader as permanent CEO
Erik Shannon, who has served as interim CEO of UVA Community Health since October 2021, will continue in the role permanently, the health system announced Tuesday. Shannon’s new status is effective immediately. UVA Community Health, formerly Novant Health UVA Health System, has three community hospitals and a network of primary and specialty medical practices and […]
Hampton Roads Retail Alliance CEO to retire
Hampton Roads Retail Alliance President and CEO Raymond J. Mattes III will retire in February, the organization’s board of directors announced Tuesday. Mattes has served as president and CEO for a dozen years, after rising through the ranks from his start as a manager trainee in 1984. Under his leadership, the organization went through a […]
ManTech names new CEO, board after Carlyle buy
Now under the ownership of The Carlyle Group Inc., Herndon-based ManTech International Corp. has a new CEO and a new board of directors, the company announced Monday. Kevin Phillips will retire as CEO and president of the tech contractor and transition to chairman of the board of directors, and Chief Operating Officer Matt Tait has […]
Stairway to heaven
Nationally, CEO pay in 2021 reached historic highs for the second year in a row, and Virginia was no exception to this trend. The CEOs of Virginia’s largest publicly traded companies were rewarded handsomely last year, with CEO compensation rising 4.9% year-over-year to an average $8.467 million compensation package, compared with $8.068 million in 2020. […]
