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The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce has promoted Andrea Copeland to president and permanent CEO. Photo courtesy Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce
May 28, 2025

Charlottesville Chamber announces new president and CEO

The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that it has promoted Andrea Copeland, who has been the chamber's interim CEO for about a year, to president and permanent CEO, effective immediately.

Troy Dillow has been named Choice Financial Group's president and chief operating officer. Photo Courtesy Choice Financial Group.
May 23, 2025

Choice Financial announces new president, mid-Atlantic leader

Virginia Beach-based insurance broker Choice Financial Group has announced several changes to its leadership this month. Troy Dillow has been named president and chief operating officer, where he will be responsible for leading the company’s day-to-day operations and executing strategic initiatives.

Darren Conner has been named Dewberry's chief operating officer. Image Courtesy Dewberry
May 22, 2025

Dewberry taps new COO, division presidents

Fairfax County-based engineering, architecture and construction firm Dewberry is making several changes to its executive leadership.

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Mar 17, 2025

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
Dec 3, 2024

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
Jan 18, 2024

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[...]

Rick Schult. Photo courtesy Amyx
Jan 8, 2024

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 […]

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Jun 6, 2023

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
Jan 5, 2023

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 […]

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Nov 29, 2022

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 […]

Brad Schwartz. Photo courtesy TowneBank
Nov 23, 2022

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 […]

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Oct 18, 2022

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 t[...]

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