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InterChange announces several leadership changes
Mount Crawford-based industrial developer and logistics company InterChange Group announced several major changes to its executive leadership. Effective March 10, Keith VanBenschoten assumed the role of chief strategy officer, and Cliff Alt was promoted to chief operating officer. The company also announced that Timothy Cognata had been appointed director of sales. A company spokesperson said [&he[...]
Dominion Energy COO Diane Leopold to retire after nearly three decades
Dominion Energy Chief Operating Officer Diane Leopold plans to retire from the Fortune 500 utility this summer after working for nearly four decades in the industry. Leopold, who will remain as COO and executive vice president until she steps down on June 1, 2025, oversees major construction projects such as Dominion’s $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia […]
Ellucian names new COO
Reston-based Ellucian has named Kelly Rogan its chief operating officer, the higher education software company announced Tuesday. Rogan will oversee Ellucian’s global professional services, managed services, services strategy and innovation, and customer success and support. She joins Ellucian after spending 15 years at Microsoft, most recently as corporate vice president of global systems i[...]
Amyx announces new COO
Amyx has appointed Rick Schult as its new chief operating officer, the Reston-based federal contractor announced Monday. Schult will manage more than 600 employees. He succeeds John Selman, who served as COO since 2021. Amyx announced Selman’s retirement on Thursday. Schult joins Amyx from QinetiQ US, where he was most recently executive vice president for […]
HII Mission Technology promotes two execs
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.’s McLean-based Mission Technologies division has promoted Garry Schwartz, formerly a group president, to chief operating officer on June 1. At the same time, the company also promoted Todd Gentry to president of the division’s C5ISR (command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) [...]
TowneBank promotes HR chief to COO
TowneBank has promoted R. Lee Clark from chief human resources officer to chief operating officer, the Suffolk-based bank announced Thursday. In this role, Clark will continue to oversee human resources and will be responsible for bank operations. He’ll also become a member of the corporate management team. “Throughout his career at TowneBank, Lee has led […]
Chesapeake Bank CFO appointed COO
Chesapeake Financial Shares Inc. has appointed its chief financial officer, Rebecca Andrick “Becky” Foster, to the additional post of chief operating officer, the Kilmarnock-based parent company of Chesapeake Bank and Chesapeake Wealth Management announced Monday. Foster, who has has been with the company for 27 years, has been its senior vice president and chief financial […]
TowneBank president and COO retiring
TowneBank President and Chief Operating Officer Brad E. Schwartz will retire on Dec. 31, the Suffolk-based bank announced Wednesday. Schwartz will also step down as a director when his current term expires at the 2023 annual shareholder meeting. He will serve as a senior adviser through 2025 to assist with the transition. “Our Towne family […]
Chippenham Hospital names new COO
Drew Walker will be the new chief operating officer at Richmond’s Chippenham Hospital beginning Oct. 24, HCA Virginia announced this week. Walker is currently the vice president of operations for HCA’s Richmond-based Parham Doctors’ Hospital, where he has overseen capital projects and strategic growth initiatives around orthopedics, spine and bariatric surgery. He also launched two [&hel[...]
Virginia Tech appoints COO from W&M
Virginia Tech announced Wednesday it has named Amy Stoakley Sebring, currently chief operating officer at William & Mary, as its executive vice president and COO, effective Nov. 1. “I am very pleased to welcome Amy to the university community and our leadership team,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said in a statement. “She brings a […]
Accenture Federal Services promotes chief leadership officer
Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services promoted Elaine Beeman to chief leadership officer on Sept 2. In her new role, Beeman will focus on employee experience and succession planning and will continue leading the federal contractor’s civilian portfolio. Beeman joined AFS in 2009 as managing director of customer relationship for Accenture’s health and public service business. In [&h[...]
Reston’s Trucker Tools names COO
Reston-based Trucker Tools, a software company that provides a digital freight management platform for the transportation industry, announced last week it had appointed Rohit Bezewada as chief operating officer. Bezewada succeeds Kary Jablonski, who became CEO of Trucker Tools earlier this year. “Rohit is an accomplished executive who brings over 10 years of cross-functional experience […[...]
