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Kings Dominion general manager to retire
Growing up on a tobacco farm outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, Tony Johnson learned the meaning of hard work early on. At a time when his local school system had a later start to the academic year to allow for the picking season, Johnson would get up at 4 a.m. to work the fields. “It […]
Smithfield Foods CEO to retire
Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer, announced Monday that President and CEO Kenneth M. Sullivan will retire in early 2021 after nearly 20 years with the company. Chief Operating Officer Dennis Organ will succeed Sullivan as president and CEO following his retirement. Organ joined the company in 2010 and for […]
Va. Credit Union League president to retire next June
The Virginia Credit Union League (VCUL) announced Wednesday that its longtime president, Richard D. “Rick” Pillow, will retire on June 30, 2021, after dedicating 40 years to the credit union system. “Anyone who has worked with Rick knows his passion for credit unions,” VCUL Board Chairman Patsy Stuard, CEO of Fort Lee Federal Credit Union, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dollar Tree CEO retires; successor named
Chesapeake-based Fortune 200 discount retail giant Dollar Tree Stores Inc. announced Monday that CEO Gary Philbin has retired, but will remain an executive and member of the company’s board of directors through Sept. 23. Dollar Tree Enterprise President Michael A. Witynski has been promoted to president and CEO. “The board and I are grateful to […]
