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Introducing Movers and Shakers
Virginia Business is pleased to introduce our new Movers and Shakers feature that will allow Virginia businesses and organizations to announce your new employees, promotions, board positions, community notes and leaders to our influential audience. Our editorial team will continue to report on the Virginia business community as we always have, but we are not […]
Hardee to retire as Lawson Cos. CEO in 2025
Lawson Cos., the Norfolk-based residential real estate development and construction company, announced Thursday its president and CEO, Carl Hardee, will retire at the end of 2025. Aaron Phipps, Lawson’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, is expected to succeed Hardee, who was named president and CEO in 2016, according to the company’s announcement. Hardee […]
Centra names permanent CEO
Lynchburg-based health system Centra has selected interim leader Richard Tugman as its president and CEO, overseeing a health system that serves more than 500,000 patients in Central and Southern Virginia, operating four hospitals, five medical centers and numerous primary care and specialty practices. Tugman had served as interim CEO since March, replacing Amy Carrier, who’d been […[...]
Va. Chamber president and CEO to retire
Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal plans to retire in early 2025, the chamber announced Thursday. DuVal became head of the chamber in April 2010. During his 14-year tenure, the business advocacy organization has grown from around 1,000 members to more than 32,000. “During his tenure with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, […]
ODU names inaugural director of supply chain/logistics school
Old Dominion University has named Kuntal Bhattacharyya as inaugural director of its new School of Supply Chain, Logistics and Maritime Operations (SSCLMO), the university announced Tuesday. Previously, Bhattacharyya worked as project director of Indiana State University’s Logistics 4.0 Innovation Hub, where students study artificial intelligence, machine learning and the management of logi[...]
Framatome Inc. taps new CEO and president
Starting Aug. 8, Anthony “Tony” Robinson will take over as the next CEO and president of Framatome Inc., the North American subsidiary of the French nuclear equipment, services and fuel producer. A former executive for Framatome and BWX Technologies, Robinson replaces Katherine Williams, who retired after 20 years working for the Lynchburg-based nuclear reactor and […]
Bowman announces executive promotions
Michael Bruen has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s president, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced last week. Gary Bowman, who formerly was president, retains his roles as CEO and chairman. Dan Swayze, who served as executive vice president and division manager, will fill Bruen’s former role as chief operating officer and will become an executive […]
SCC names next chief administrative officer
Joseph F. Damico has been named the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s next chief administrative officer, replacing Samuel A. Nixon Jr., who is retiring this month. A longtime public servant, Damico was most recently deputy director of the Richmond Department of Public Works and was director of the state Department of General Services, according to the […]
Jefferson Lab names next director
The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility has named a new director, Kim Sawyer, who will replace Stuart Henderson, the lab’s director since 2017. Sawyer will start her new post at the Newport News facility Aug. 2, according to a Jefferson Science Associates news release Monday. Having previously served as deputy laboratory director and chief operating […]
Accenture names managing director for D.C. market
Accenture has named Ed Engles office managing director of its Metro D.C. office, overseeing a region stretching from Baltimore to Richmond, the global professional services company announced Thursday. Engles steps into the shoes of Marty Rodgers, who has been filling that role for almost a decade while also serving as Accenture’s market unit lead for […]
StoneSprings Hospital Center hires new CEO
Tammy L. Razmic is the new CEO of StoneSprings Hospital Center in Dulles, the first woman to hold the top title, HCA Virginia announced May 13. Razmic will start her new job at the Loudoun County hospital on May 20. Razmic was most recently chief operating officer at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. […]
Visit Williamsburg names new CEO
The Williamsburg Tourism Council, also known as Visit Williamsburg, has named Edward Harris its new CEO, the organization announced Wednesday. Former CEO Victoria Cimino stepped down from the role in January after more than four years leading the destination marketing organization for Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown. With more than two decades of marketing and tourism […]
