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Va. Tech names 2 engineering department heads
Two departments in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering will have new leaders beginning this summer, the university announced this week. Suneel Kodambaka has been named head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and will start July 1, and Ella Atkins will be head of the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace starting Aug. […]
Northrop Grumman taps chief diversity officer
Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has promoted Kenny Robinson to vice president and chief diversity officer, effective May 31. Robinson will be responsible for advancing Northrop Grumman’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy and programs, the company’s corporate citizenship, DEI and ethics programs, as well as serve as president of the Northr[...]
Cobalt Real Estate Solutions names new CIO
Virginia Beach-based investment fund Cobalt Real Estate Solutions has named Tim McCann as its chief investment officer, the company announced Tuesday. Cobalt, an affiliate of Divaris Real Estate Inc., is seeking to raise $50 million in equity to add $150 million in properties to its portfolio. and McCann will seek investment opportunities, develop investment strategy […]
Capital Square names VP of marketing
Capital Square has promoted Sydney Hockaday to vice president of marketing, the Henrico County-based real estate investment firm announced May 9. Hockaday joined Capital Square in 2018 as the firm’s marketing coordinator and has been promoted three times, first to marketing manager in 2019, then to assistant vice president of marketing in 2021 and most […]
Metronet names Va. market leader
Fiber optic company Metronet hired Andrew Brummette in April to be its Virginia market leader, the company announced Monday. Evansville, Indiana-based Metronet is expanding to Norfolk, its first foray into Virginia, where it will build a fiber optic network and offer internet service to city residents. Brummette is based in Norfolk, where Metronet has 11 […]
McLean-based Intelsat names new execs
McLean-based Intelsat Corp. has named four new executives. Anthony “Toby” O’Brien will become the satellite provider’s next chief financial officer, after having served in the role for five years with Raytheon Co., Intelsat said in a news release May 5. Michael DeMarco will become the company’s new chief commercial officer, after having served as chief […]
Peraton taps former CIA deputy director as VP
Herndon-based government contractor Peraton Inc. has named Andrew Hallman as its vice president for national security strategy and integration, according to a news release. Hallman formerly served as principal executive in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and was the CIA‘s deputy director for digital innovation. Hallman will start May 9 and will […]
Va. Credit Union League announces new directors
The Virginia Credit Union League announced on Friday its newly elected directors. The following credit union executives are starting first terms on the league’s board: Kim Little, Virginia Beach-based Chartway Credit Union Bruce Six, Dahlgren-based Topside Federal Credit Union Mike Warrell, Martinsville-based ValleyStar Credit Union Andrew Reynolds, Roanoke-based Blue Eagle Credit Union Exce[...]
AIA’s top Va. exec moves to national role
Corey Clayborne, who has served as executive vice president and CEO of the American Institute of Architects Virginia since 2017, is moving up to the national organization. Clayborne will serve as senior vice president of knowledge and practice at the AIA’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. His last day with AIA Virginia is June 17, according to […]
Capital Square hires chief comms officer
Capital Square has hired Jacqueline Rogers as chief communications officer, the Henrico County-based real estate investment firm announced Monday. Rogers most recently served as head of brand program management at Amazon Music. In her new role, she will oversee branding, marketing, investor relations, communications, strategy and implementation. At Amazon Music, Rogers spearheaded the development [...]
Sturtevant to leave Virginia Realtors for Bright MLS
Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Glen Allen-based Virginia Realtors, will join Bright MLS in May, Virginia Realtors announced earlier this month. Sturtevant has served as chief economist for the statewide Realtor organization since January 2020 and will continue consulting when she begins her new role. Rockville, Maryland-based Bright MLS is a multiple listing service that […]
Reston-based Babel Street names new CEO, CFO
Reston-based Babel Street Inc., a web and social media monitoring company, has named a new CEO and chief financial officer, according to a news release. Michael Southworth succeeds Babel Street founder and CEO Jeff Chapman, who has been named vice chairman of the company’s board of directors. Brian Daum has joined the company as CFO. “I […]
