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Atlantic Union CEO tapped as American Bankers Assoc. chair-elect
Atlantic Union Bankshares CEO John C. Asbury is the 2023-2024 chair-elect for the American Bankers Association. ABA announced its new board officers and directors on Tuesday, following its annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Asbury was the ABA’s 2022-2023 vice chair. He’s a past chairman of the Virginia Bankers Associ[...]
Va. construction exec announces retirement
Bill Goggins, senior vice president and Virginia division manager of Raleigh, North Carolina-based Clancy & Theys Construction, will retire at the end of the year, the company announced Tuesday. Based out of the company’s Virginia office in Newport News, Goggins has been with Clancy & Theys for nearly 30 years. Cha[...]
Bon Secours taps president of Petersburg, Emporia hospitals
Brenda Woodcock assumed her new role as president of two Bon Secours hospitals in Petersburg and Emporia on Monday. She is the first female president of the of the Bon Secours Southside Medical Center and the Southern Virginia Medical Center, and succeeds John Emery, who Bon Secours named to lead Memorial Regional Medical Center[...]
Newport News Shipbuilding names trades VP
Newport News Shipbuilding has promoted a third-generation shipbuilder to vice president of trades. David Horne has served since 2022 as senior director of trades. His promotion comes following a split of the shipbuilder’s human resources and administration department and trades department into two standalone groups. Xavier[...]
Primis Bank names new president
Rick A. Fulk has been promoted to president of Glen Allen-based Primis Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of McLean-based Primis Financial, the bank announced Wednesday. “Rick’s promotion to president of our most important division is an exciting moment for our company and demonstrates our commitment to have the bank be the primary driver of our […]
Bowman appoints first chief revenue officer
Lance Hendrix has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s inaugural chief revenue officer, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced Wednesday. Hendrix, who will be based in Reston, has more than 30 years of engineering and construction management experience focused on the power, renewables and industrials markets. “[...]
Genedge names regional growth manager
Martinsville-based Genedge Alliance, a consultant to manufacturers statewide, has named Cheryl Valentine as its regional growth manager for the Southside region, the organization announced this week. Valentine will lead business development efforts to support manufacturers from Lynchburg throughout Southside Virginia, working wi[...]
Wagner named CEO for Agile Defense
Reston-based Agile Defense, an IT solutions provider for national security customers and the U.S. Department of Defense, has named Rick Wagner as its new top executive. Wagner previously led Microsoft’s $5 billion federal arm until Candice Ling took over the role during the summer. Agile announced the leadership change in [...]
McGuireWoods Consulting taps education team lead
Richmond-based McGuireWoods Consulting has named former Virginia Secretary of Education Laura Novey to lead its national education team, the firm announced Tuesday. Novey joined the consulting firm affiliated with the state’s largest law firm in 2017 as senior vice president, after serving as executive assistant to the p[...]
Chrysler Museum names chief philanthropy officer
Reneé Duval Fairchild is the Chrysler Museum of Art’s new chief philanthropy officer, the Norfolk museum announced Tuesday. Duval Fairchild will work with Erik H. Neil, the museum’s Macon and Joan Brock director and president, and with the museum’s development and membership teams. “Along with her significant experience[...]
Virginia Natural Gas names chief admin officer
Virginia Natural Gas has named Shannon Pierce as its vice president of strategy and chief administrative officer, the Virginia Beach-based utility announced Monday. Pierce, a native of Surry, most recently served as vice president of growth and chief external affairs officer at SouthStar Energy Services, a subsidiary of VNG̵[...]
VCCS senior vice chancellor to retire
Sharon Morrissey, Virginia Community College System’s senior vice chancellor for academic and workforce programs, will retire at the end of 2023, VCCS announced Monday. Morrissey joined VCCS in 2014. She held leadership roles for multiple initiatives, including eliminating placement testing, providing expanded credit for prior[...]
