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Manufacturing 2025: LEDESMA, DAVID
Ledesma became the plant manager of DuPont’s Spruance site in 2021 after serving in the same role at its facility in Buffalo, New York. Built in 1929 to manufacture rayon, DuPont’s Spruance site sits along the James River and is the largest of the company’s manufacturing facilities worldwide. Ledesma manages more than 2,000 employees, some […]
Manufacturing 2025: GIFFORD JR., WILLIAM F. ‘BILLY’
Joining the company at its subsidiary Philip Morris USA in 1994, Gifford became CEO of the Fortune 500 tobacco products manufacturer in 2020. Altria’s operating companies, in addition to Philip Morris USA, are U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Helix Innovations and NJOY, as well as Horizon Innovations, its majority-owned joint venture with JT Group. In […]
Manufacturing 2025: FRIEDRICH, KAI
Friedrich joined Liebherr’s U.S. operations in 2021 as its managing director. In February, the Swiss equipment manufacturer announced Hirohito Imakoji has also been named a managing director of Liebherr USA and that he will work jointly with Friedrich, who is also the company’s managing director and divisional director of earthmoving and material handling technology. Out […]
Manufacturing 2025: JAIN, PRABHAT
Jain has been CEO of Virginia Transformer, the continent’s largest U.S.-owned power transformer manufacturer, since 1982 — 14 years after he arrived from India, mechanical engineering degree in hand. Over the past four decades, he has grown the company from 35 employees to more than 2,700 across six plants. Jain started as a machine shop […]
Power Reading: How to get on the Virginia 500
Welcome to the sixth annual edition of the Virginia 500 — Virginia Business’ 2025-26 list of the commonwealth’s most powerful and impactful leaders in business, nonprofits, government and higher education.
Health Care 2025: JACKSON, REESE
Since 2016, Jackson has led Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, which includes the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and more than 40 practice locations, as well as about 600 physicians serving Hampton Roads. In early April, the hospital opened a psychiatric emergency room, the first on Hampton Roads’ south side, and at the end of the month, the […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2025: ALBRECHT, CHRIS
In 2022, Albrecht assumed his current post overseeing the Danville casino, which opened in December 2024. The $800 million Caesars Virginia resort, with 1,200 employees, is the third permanent casino to open in the state, although a temporary venue was previously in operation. The property includes more than 90,000 square feet of gaming space, with […]
Health Care 2025: JEVSEVAR, DR. DAVID S.
In 2022, Jevsevar became CEO of OrthoVirginia, the largest independent orthopedic practice in the state, with 155-plus orthopedic specialist physicians across more than 35 locations in Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads. The practice, which is the official orthopedic and sports medicine provider of the Washington Commanders, turns 10 this year. An [&hellip[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2025: BRADBURN, DOUG
One of the most visited historic estates in the nation, Mount Vernon receives about 1 million visitors annually. Bradburn is overseeing a privately funded preservation project to ensure the structural integrity of George Washington’s mansion for decades to come. The $40 million project, which started in 2023 and will stretch to 2026, includes designing and […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2025: MORA, KATE
Kroger tapped Mora to lead its mid-Atlantic division in 2024. She joined Kroger in 2022 as vice president on special assignment supporting End-to-End Fresh, an initiative designed to get the freshest food to shoppers, and became vice president for merchandising in its Michigan division. Before joining Kroger, Mora worked for more than 26 years at […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2025: KOTLER, ARIE
An Israeli native, Kotler has led Arko, the nation’s sixth largest convenience store chain and parent company of GPM Investments, since 2020, when it merged with Haymaker Acquisition Corp. II to become a U.S.-listed public company. He founded GPM in 2003, sold the business in 2006 and reacquired it in 2011. The company has been on […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2025: MIN, EUNHONG ‘EDWARD’
In February, StarKist announced Min had been appointed president and CEO of the food company that produces the iconic single-serve tuna pouches as well as other salmon-, chicken-, and beef-based products. StarKist is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Dongwon Industries Co. Min succeeded Young Choi, who was announced as the company’s new leader in […]
