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Va. Tech taps Fralin Life Sciences Institute leader
A chemistry professor from Louisiana State University will join Virginia Tech as executive director of its Fralin Life Sciences Institute. Robin L. McCarley will start Dec. 1, the university announced Thursday. He was selected following a national search. McCarley is currently the Barbara Womack Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Chemistry at LSU. At the Fralin […]
Former commerce secretary returns to Williams Mullen
Former Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball is returning to his former law firm, Williams Mullen. Ball rejoined Williams Mullen on Oct. 10 as of counsel in its corporate section, supporting and serving the firm’s Economic Development Team and aiding clients with business expansion needs. He’ll be based in the firm’s Richmond office. […]
Trader Interactive hires new CFO
Norfolk-based Trader Interactive has named David McMinn its chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday. The appointment of McMinn comes as Carsales.com Ltd. prepares to close its acquisition of Trader Interactive, an online marketplace for specialty vehicles, this month. Carsales.com Ltd. bought 49% of Trader Interactive in August 2021 for $624 million and then announced […]
Forvis promotes exec to Richmond market leader
Forvis, the new top 10 accounting firm formed by the merger this year of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and Springfield, Missouri-based BKD CPAs & Advisor, has promoted Fran Randall to Richmond market leader. Randall will represent the company in the Richmond business community and report to Tom Hazelwood, managing partner of Forvis’ […]
Hampton Roads Retail Alliance CEO to retire
Hampton Roads Retail Alliance President and CEO Raymond J. Mattes III will retire in February, the organization’s board of directors announced Tuesday. Mattes has served as president and CEO for a dozen years, after rising through the ranks from his start as a manager trainee in 1984. Under his leadership, the organization went through a […]
Roanoke County names economic development director
Megan Baker will be the next director of economic development in Roanoke County, the county announced Monday. Baker will start Oct. 24. She will replace Jill Loope, who announced her retirement in July. Loope will assist with Baker’s transition, then head up the tourism department in Roanoke County’s parks, recreation and tourism department until she […]
Dollar Tree names new C-suite execs after shakeup in June
After a C-suite shakeup this summer, Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc. is filling spots on its leadership team. This week, the company named a new chief operating officer and chief development officer. On Monday, Dollar Tree named Michael Creedon Jr. chief operating officer. Creedon had been with Advance Auto Parts since December […]
Google Public Sector taps Booz Allen exec as CEO
Karen Dahut will be the CEO of Google Public Sector, Google LLC’s subsidiary focused on government and educational contracting work. Dahut starts Oct. 31 and will be based out of Google’s Washington, D.C., and Reston offices, according to a news release. She takes the place of Will Grannis, Google Public Sector’s founding CEO, who is […]
Allianz promotes Canadian CFO to North American CFO
Henrico County-based Allianz Partners USA has promoted Patrick Espeut to chief financial officer for the North America region, which includes the U.S. and Canada, the travel insurance and assistance company announced Tuesday. Allianz’s former chief financial officer, Jeff Wright, was promoted to CEO earlier this year. Espeut had been chief financial officer of Allianz Partners’ [&helli[...]
IALR names Boeing exec to EVP role
The Institute for Advancing Learning and Research in Danville has named Todd M. Yeatts as executive vice president of manufacturing advancement, effective. Oct. 3. Yeatts joins IALR from The Boeing Co., where he was senior manager for government operations. At the IALR, he will oversee the manufacturing advancement training program, and operation and strategic direction […]
Exclusive: Capital Square adds co-CEO
Glen Allen-based real estate company Capital Square has promoted Whitson Huffman to co-CEO, the developer and sponsor of tax-advantaged real estate investments announced Monday. Huffman, 33, will co-lead the company with his father-in-law, Louis Rogers, founder and CEO of Capital Square, a fast-growing real estate investment fund sponsor and commercial real estate development company established [[...]
Arlington supply chain tech unicorn hires CFO
Arlington-based supply chain management technology company Interos Inc. has hired Aida Sukys as chief financial officer. Sukys was previously CFO at Justworks Inc., a human resources tech company. Sukys also was the group CFO and global head of financial business services for Willis Towers Watson PLC, a global risk management and insurance company. In that […]
