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Former Tyson Foods executive to become Dollar Tree CFO
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree announced Wednesday that former Tyson Foods executive Stewart Glendinning will become the company’s next chief financial officer, effective March 30. Glendinning joined the company earlier this year in a senior role focused on transformation initiatives, including key areas within the company’s finance organization. He is succeeding Je[...]
Dollar Tree CFO stepping down
Dollar Tree Chief Financial Officer Jeff Davis is leaving the Chesapeake discount retailer after two years, the company announced Wednesday. Davis will stay through the filing of the company’s fiscal 2024 report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dollar Tree said. “We thank Jeff for his service and appreciate the contributions he made to the […]
Inova makes acting CFO permanent
After serving in an acting capacity since March, Rick Talento is now Inova Health’s permanent chief financial officer, the Falls Church-based regional health system announced Wednesday. Talento will continue to be responsible for the system’s financial operations and will also be responsible for planning and forecasting. He succeeds Alice Pope, who is now CFO of […]
Alexandria Restaurant Partners promotes CFO
Nazia Millwala has been promoted to chief financial officer for the Alexandria Restaurant Partners, the restaurant operator announced Monday. Millwala joined ARP in January 2022 as the vice president of finance, and she helped restructure ARP’s financial framework. In her new role, she will lead the company’s finances and people management as well as working […]
New CFO tapped for Maola Local Dairies
Chad Dubbe started work as the chief financial officer of Herndon-based Maola Local Dairies on Aug. 13, according to an announcement by the company, which is owned by the farmers of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association. Previously, Dubbe spent 15 years at Leprino Foods, a Colorado manufacturer of mozzarella, lactose and whey protein. […]
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 […]
Beyond number crunching
Becoming a chief financial officer requires much more than just being a good accountant or number cruncher. Indeed, the Journal of Accountancy in 2023 reported a noticeable shift of the top finance officer’s job from being a “CF-No” — or someone who just pulls tight the purse strings — to the “CF-Know.” That’s a leader […]
2024 Virginia CFO Awards: Large Business: Sean Daily, CAES
Sean Daily, chief financial officer of Arlington County defense technology contractor CAES, didn’t set out to forge a career in defense. But an interest in corporate finance, sparked by an internship at Marriott International, combined with an opportunity to join Lockheed Martin after his graduation from Virginia Tech. Soon enough, “I developed an interest in […]
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 […]
Chartway Credit Union names new CFO
Virginia Beach-based Chartway Credit Union has hired Sander Casino as its chief financial officer, the credit union announced Wednesday. Casino was most recently senior vice president of finance for Raleigh, North Carolina-based Local Government Federal Credit Union and its affiliate Civic Credit Union. Before joining LGFCU in 2012 and Civic in 2018, Casino was with […]
Groundworks hires CFO
Groundworks has hired Michael Mullican as its chief financial officer, the Virginia Beach-based foundation and water management solutions company announced Wednesday. Mullican will succeed Stephen Fry, who is retiring at the end of March. Mullican was previously president and CFO of sporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors, which is headquartered in a suburb of […]
Arko names new CFO
Arko has named Robert E. Giammatteo as its chief financial officer and executive vice president, according to a Thursday announcement from the Henrico County-based Fortune 500 company that is one of the nation’s largest convenience store operators and fuel wholesalers. Giammatteo will start his new role on Jan. 2, 2024. He will also serve as […]
