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2024 Virginia CFO Awards: Nonprofits: John Zabrowski, VHC Health
VHC Health Chief Financial Officer John Zabrowski zeroed in on accounting and finance early in life, double majoring in the subjects at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and then doing two internships in public accounting after graduation. “I love economics, I love statistics,” he says. “I found that I was really attracted to the […]
Out & About August 2024
On June 13, Virginia Business honored the winners of the 2024 Virginia CFO Awards during the magazine’s annual black-tie banquet at Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel. Photos by Rick DeBerry. 1. L to R: Virginia CFO Awards nominee Paul Huckfeldt of Hooker Furnishings and wife, Annette; 2024 CFO Awards winner Joel Flax of Cohen Investment Group and wife, […]
2024 Virginia CFO Awards: Small Business: Joel Flax, Cohen Investment Group
Joel Flax hadn’t planned on serving as a chief financial officer after retiring from a full-fledged career as an accountant and tax advisor. But it also wasn’t the first time he made an unexpected career shift. In college, he had wanted to be a sportswriter. But shortly after graduating from William & Mary with a […]
Virginia Business announces 2024 Va. CFO Awards winners
Virginia Business recognized some of the state’s top chief financial officers from nonprofits and businesses across the commonwealth Thursday at its 2024 Virginia CFO Awards ceremony. This year’s Virginia CFO Awards black-tie banquet — the largest annual gathering of CFOs in Virginia — was held at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. “Being nominated for these […]
Fate in finances
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large Nonprofit | Jim Barker, chief financial officer Delta Dental of Virginia, Roanoke Some might call Jim Barker’s journey to becoming chief financial officer of Roanoke County-based Delta Dental of Virginia kismet. Barker grew up […]
Leading by example
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large business | Cindy Yao, CFO and executive vice president Markel Food Group, Richmond A while back, Cindy Yao and the other executives at Richmond-based Markel Food Group underwent a 360-degree feedback exercise. Yao, the […]
Paying it forward
Virginia Business’ 2023 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Small business | Jason Chesky, CFO Logenix International, Fairfax County Jason Chesky, chief financial officer at Fairfax County-based Logenix International, took a nontraditional route to corporate financial leadership and working in logistics. Starting out at [...]
2023 Virginia CFO Awards nominees
Anna Amirsoltani* Cassaday & Company Inc. Ali Azima* Thompson Hospitality Corp. Jim Barker* Delta Dental of Virginia Mike Barr S.B. Cox Inc. Elizabeth (Beth) Beale Old Point Financial Corp. Sandra and William Berry Berry’s Produce Jason Chesky* Logenix International LLC Clyde Cornett* Virginia Community Capital Inc. Bill Davis* Virginia War Memorial Foundation Inc. Joel Flax* […[...]
‘Just when I thought I was out’
Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large nonprofit | Hossein Sadid, CFO and deputy director for finance and administration Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond After a couple of failed attempts, Hossein Sadid finally retired at the end of June from […]
Broadened horizons
Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Large business | Sal Mancuso, executive vice president and CFO Altria Group Inc., Henrico County A first-generation college graduate whose father immigrated to this country from Sicily, Italy, as a teenager, Sal Mancuso believes it’s […]
On a mission
Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Small nonprofit | David Argabright, CFO Feeding Southwest Virginia, Salem David Argabright’s background in construction came in handy when Feeding Southwest Virginia opened its Community Solutions Center in a high-crime, poverty-stricken area of Roanoke.[...]
‘A seat at the table’
Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits. Small business | Cynthia Macturk, CFO Fahrenheit Advisors, Richmond When Cynthia Macturk wants to consult with professional peers, she doesn’t have to go far. “Here, I have an entire in-house network of wonderful CFOs,” says […]
