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2024 Virginia CFO Awards: Nonprofits: John Zabrowski, VHC Health
VHC Health Chief Financial Officer John Zabrowski zeroed in on accounting and finance early in life, double majoring in the subjects at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and then doing two internships in public accounting after graduation. “I love economics, I love statistics,” he says. “I found that I was really attracted to the […]
Out & About August 2024
On June 13, Virginia Business honored the winners of the 2024 Virginia CFO Awards during the magazine’s annual black-tie banquet at Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel. Photos by Rick DeBerry. 1. L to R: Virginia CFO Awards nominee Paul Huckfeldt of Hooker Furnishings and wife, Annette; 2024 CFO Awards winner Joel Flax of Cohen Investment Group and wife, […]
2024 Virginia CFO Awards: Small Business: Joel Flax, Cohen Investment Group
Joel Flax hadn’t planned on serving as a chief financial officer after retiring from a full-fledged career as an accountant and tax advisor. But it also wasn’t the first time he made an unexpected career shift. In college, he had wanted to be a sportswriter. But shortly after graduating from William & Mary with a […]
Making an impact
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Small nonprofit | Clyde Cornett, Executive vice president and CFO Virginia Community Capital Inc., Richmond Richmond-based Virginia Community Capital Inc. was a $15 million organization when Clyde Cornett joined as chief financial officer in 2008. […]
Fate in finances
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large Nonprofit | Jim Barker, chief financial officer Delta Dental of Virginia, Roanoke Some might call Jim Barker’s journey to becoming chief financial officer of Roanoke County-based Delta Dental of Virginia kismet. Barker grew up […]
Leading by example
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large business | Cindy Yao, CFO and executive vice president Markel Food Group, Richmond A while back, Cindy Yao and the other executives at Richmond-based Markel Food Group underwent a 360-degree feedback exercise. Yao, the […]
Paying it forward
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Small business | Jason Chesky, CFO Logenix International, Fairfax County Jason Chesky, chief financial officer at Fairfax County-based Logenix International, took a nontraditional route to corporate financial leadership and working in logistics. Starting out at [...]
2023 Virginia CFO Awards nominees
Anna Amirsoltani* Cassaday & Company Inc. Ali Azima* Thompson Hospitality Corp. Jim Barker* Delta Dental of Virginia Mike Barr S.B. Cox Inc. Elizabeth (Beth) Beale Old Point Financial Corp. Sandra and William Berry Berry’s Produce Jason Chesky* Logenix International LLC Clyde Cornett* Virginia Community Capital Inc. Bill Davis* Virginia War Memorial Foundation Inc. Joel Flax* […[...]
Virginia Business announces 2023 Va. CFO Awards winners
Virginia Business presented its 2023 Virginia CFO Awards Thursday during the magazine’s annual awards banquet honoring chief financial officers from nonprofits and businesses from across the commonwealth. This year’s Virginia CFO Awards banquet — the largest annual gathering of CFOs in Virginia — was held at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. “Being nominated for these [&hellip[...]
