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Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: KEVIN MURPHY
It’s been an eventful year for the North American subsidiary of U.K. plumbing and heating products distributor Ferguson, which saw its revenues jump from $22.8 billion in 2021 to $28.6 billion in 2022. In September 2022, the company, which does almost all its business in North America, announced a collaboration with automaker Ford in which […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: KEVIN A. LYNCH
The National Industries for the Blind (NIB) plays a critical role in enhancing the independence of people who are blind by offering career training and connecting them to employment opportunities. Lynch has worked for the NIB and its associated agencies since 1994, serving as president and CEO since 2008. He was instrumental in initiating NSITE, […]
Professional Services 2023: RUSSELL ‘RUSS’ MOORE
Moore has more than 25 years’ experience in providing auditing, accounting and advisory services to large private and public companies, particularly in the consumer and industrial products space. He became the head of Big Four accounting company PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Richmond market in 2018. Moore joined PwC in 1997. Globally, the company has approximately 328,000 people working [&he[...]
Energy 2023: EDWARD H. ‘ED’ BAINE
Baine’s steady rise to the presidency of Dominion Energy’s Virginia operations began when he joined the Fortune 500 utility as an associate engineer 28 years ago. But the seeds of his career were firmly planted when Baine, who grew up on a Lunenburg County tobacco farm, received a full scholarship to Virginia Tech, from which […]
Health Care 2023: ERIK SHANNON
Shannon, who began serving as interim CEO of UVA Community Health in October 2021, became the health system’s permanent CEO in November 2022. A division of UVA Health, UVA Community Health was formerly known as Novant Health UVA Health System. It has three community hospitals in Manassas, Haymarket and Culpeper, as well as a network […]
Professional Services 2023: HARVEY L. JOHNSON
Johnson’s 20-year career at PBMares culminated in his appointment as CEO in January 2021, only the second person to hold that position after co-founder Alan S. Witt. Johnson leads PBMares’ strategy and team divisions and was instrumental in leading its cybersecurity and control risk services. Previously, he was practice leader of the financial institutions team […]
Real Estate 2023: MICHAEL A. CULPEPPER
Culpepper serves as Venture Realty Group’s in-house attorney and managing partner, coordinating deal formation, land-use entitlement, and predevelopment services. He previously was an associate with law firm Williams Mullen’s real estate and land use team and was a principal with Fee Simple Legal, focusing on real estate transactions. Culpepper earned his bachelor’s degree from W[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: ROBERT A. ‘BOB’ ARCHER
It’s fitting that Archer lists running as a hobby, noting that he’s completed 13 marathons. Archer’s entire life seems like a marathon toward leading his family business, beginning with earning a business degree from Virginia Tech in 1969, followed immediately by military service with the 82nd Airborne at Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) and a […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: MICHAEL SEVER
Sever, a longtime Hershey employee, was named plant manager of the candymaker’s Stuarts Draft manufacturing facility last year. He had previously worked at the facility, which produces nut-based candies like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Almond Joy, as its site operations leader. The plant, which opened in 1982, is the second largest of Hershey’s seven […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: CHARLES E. TYSON
This year started out slower for LL Flooring, with sales declining by 13.7% — from $279 million in the first quarter of 2022 to $240.7 million in the same quarter this year. Tyson, who has headed the flooring company formerly known as Lumber Liquidators since 2020, said during an earnings call that the period has […]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: TED HART
Since Hart’s 2012 appointment as president and CEO of CAF America, the organization has seen exponential growth, making more than $3 billion in grants in the U.S. and 135 other countries around the world. CAF America works with philanthropists seeking to support charitable organizations around the world, providing back office support for grantmaking and maintaining […]
Telecommunications 2023: MAGGIE HALLBACH
In May, Verizon Business announced a $145.7 million contract to help the U.S. Postal Service transition to a cloud technology platform as it modernizes. Hallbach said Verizon’s network-as-a-service offering will help USPS’ customer support systems run more efficiently. The Postal Service is among Verizon Public Sector’s federal, state and local government customers. Verizon Publi[...]
