S.L. Nusbaum names VP corporate brokerage, development
Norfolk-based real estate company S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday it has hired Fenton Childers as vice president of corporate brokerage and development. With 35 years of experience, Childers was most recently real estate manager with The Kroger Co., where he managed its brokerage team. His experience has been focused on strategic planning, site selection, […]
Chantilly IT company names VP solutions architecture
Chantilly-based information technology company DirectViz Solutions LLC announced Wednesday it has hired Luiz Felipe Breyer Palhano de Jesus as vice president of solutions architecture. Palhano most recently served as a principal systems and solutions architect for the BITS solution group with Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. In his new role, he will lead [&he[...]
RetailData LLC names new president, CEO
Glen Allen-based RetailData LLC announced Wednesday that Jacob Blondin has been promoted to president and CEO, replacing Christopher F. Ferguson, who is retiring after more than 20 years with the company. Blondin most recently served as chief operating officer for the company, which he joined in 2015 as vice president of strategic initiatives. During his […]
CACI International names president, national security
Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. announced Monday it has hired Todd Probert as president of the company’s National Security and Innovative Solutions (NSIS) sector. With more than 20 years of experience, Probert most recently served as vice president of Raytheon’s Command and Control, Space and Intelligence business. In his new role, will oversee […]
SAIC names senior VP of strategy
Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Tuesday it has hired Nyla Beth Gawel as senior vice president of strategy. With more than two decades of experience, Gawel was most recently the director of public sector strategy with Verizon Business Group, where she led strategy and development for the company’s public […]
Liberty University names interim chairman
Liberty University announced Tuesday it has appointed the vice chair of its board of trustees, Allen McFarland, as the board’s interim chairman. He will serve in this role while Chairman Jerry Prevo serves as acting president and Jerry Falwell Jr. is on an indefinite leave of absence from his positions as the Christian university’s president […]
Washington Football Team names president
The Washington Football team announced Monday that it has appointed Jason Wright as president of the Ashburn-based National Football League team. He is the NFL’s first Black team president. The former professional running back will oversee the organization’s business divisions, including operations, finance, sales and marketing, reporting directly to Dan Snyder. Wright was most recentl[...]
SAIC CFO announces retirement
Reston-based defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced Friday that Chief Financial Officer Charles A. Mathis will retire on Jan. 29, 2021. Mathis joined the company in November 2016 as executive vice president and CFO. He will remain with the company through fiscal year 2021, while the company searches for a successor. “We are […]
Chantilly IT company names COO
Chantilly-based information technology company DirectViz Solutions LLC announced Wednesday that Chuck Thompson has been promoted to chief operating officer. With more than three decades of management experience, Thompson was most recently executive vice president of operations at the company. He succeeds Michael McHugh, who was promoted to CEO in mid-August. Before his time with DirectViz, [&helli[...]
Arlington tech company names chief development officer
Arlington-based technology services provider Halfaker and Associates LLC announced Tuesday that Amanda Axsom has been promoted to chief development officer. Axsom was most recently the executive vice president of business development at the company. In her new role, she will oversee intellectual property development, corporate growth and strategic capture efforts. During her time working with [&[...]
Virginia Tech Foundation CEO to retire next spring
The Virginia Tech Foundation announced Monday that John Dooley, who has served as chief executive officer for the foundation since 2012, will retire during spring 2021. He will have been with the university for nearly 40 years. Dooley joined Tech in 1982 at age 27 and directed the then-brand new Northern Virginia 4-H Center in […]
Chantilly IT company names CEO
Chantilly-based information technology company DirectViz Solutions LLC announced Friday that Michael McHugh has been promoted to CEO. McHugh was most recently the company’s chief operating officer, and has more than 25 years of experience working in the technology industry. Before his time with DirectViz, he served as president of the defense and national security division […]