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Mars Inc. names new CEO
McLean-based Mars Inc. will have a new CEO in September and the news comes at a time when the privately held global candy and pet food manufacturer is experiencing major growth. Grant F. Reid, who has served as CEO of Mars since 2014, will step down in September, with plans to fully retire by the […]
Sterling CEO named adventure parks association chair
Sterling-based Flight Adventure Park CEO Steven L. Yeffa has been named chairman of the International Adventure and Trampoline Parks Association’s board, the family entertainment venue company announced in early May. “We are thrilled to have Steve elected as our chair,” IATP Executive Vice President Bethany Evans said in a statement. “His vision and leadership is […]
OrthoVirginia names new CEO
OrthoVirginia, the commonwealth’s largest provider of orthopedic medicine, has a new CEO. Dr. David S. Jevsevar became the practice’s top executive on May 16. Jevsevar was most recently chair and regional vice president of orthopedics at Dartmouth Health in New Hampshire. He has more than 30 years of experience in clinical practice as an orthopedic […]
UVA Community Credit Union has new president, CEO
UVA Community Credit Union has named Susan M. Gruber as its next president and CEO. Gruber previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Dublin, California-based Patelco Credit Union since 2014, according to a news release. She has also worked as CFO and senior vice president at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union in Lowell, […]
Metro CEO, COO resign, effective immediately
Paul J. Wiedefeld, general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, is stepping aside, effective immediately instead of June 30, as he had planned, according to a statement he released Monday night. “I have decided to make my retirement effective today to provide a more timely transition to Interim General Manager Andy […]
American Diabetes Association appoints new CEO
The American Diabetes Association has appointed Charles D. “Chuck” Henderson as its new CEO, the Arlington-based nonprofit announced Thursday. Henderson served as the association’s interim CEO for the previous six months. Furst Group, an Illinois-based health care executive search firm, selected him for the permanent position. He succeeds Tracey D. Brown, who left in October […]
Metro announces next general manager, CEO
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s new general manager and CEO is Randy Clarke, the current president and CEO of Austin, Texas’ Capital Metro. The board of the authority, which runs Metrorail and Metrobus, announced Tuesday that Clarke will assume the position in late summer. Metro’s current general manager and CEO, Paul J. Wiedefeld, announced in […]
Execs honored by Va. Credit Union League
UVA Community Credit Union President and CEO Alison DeTuncq was presented with the James P. Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award, the Virginia Credit Union League’s highest honor, during the league’s 2022 annual meeting in Roanoke on April 21. The Kirsch award, which recognizes individuals who help improve the future for credit unions, is named in honor of […]
Reston-based Babel Street names new CEO, CFO
Reston-based Babel Street Inc., a web and social media monitoring company, has named a new CEO and chief financial officer, according to a news release. Michael Southworth succeeds Babel Street founder and CEO Jeff Chapman, who has been named vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. Brian Daum has joined the company as CFO. “I […]
Stihl Inc. names new president and CEO
Virginia Beach-based chainsaw and outdoor power equipment manufacturer Stihl Inc. has appointed Terrence “Terry” Horan as the company’s president and CEO effective April 1, the company announced in a news release Thursday. Stihl Inc. is the largest subsidiary of the global Stihl Group and employs more than 3,000 U.S. workers. Horan previously worked as RPM […]
HOME of Virginia announces next president and CEO
Richmond-based nonprofit Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) of Virginia Inc. announced that Thomas Okuda Fitzpatrick will serve as its next president and CEO starting April 6. “I am profoundly honored to have been selected to lead this storied organization, and I look forward to continuing in the proud tradition of aggressive enforcement of fair housing […]
Jason El Koubi named VEDP’s permanent president, CEO
Jason El Koubi will stay on as the permanent president and CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, the state economic development authority announced Friday. El Koubi was named interim president and CEO at the beginning of the year after Stephen Moret left the organization to become president and CEO of Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network. […]
