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Mitre hires chief information officer
The Mitre Corp., a McLean-based not-for-profit organization that manages federally funded research and development centers, has hired Deborah Youmans as its new chief information officer, it announced Monday. A Virginia Tech graduate who has an MBA from the University of Maryland, Youmans joins Mitre from McLean-based Booz Allen[...]
ODU hires director for cybersecurity school
Old Dominion University has named Daniel Takabi to direct its School of Cybersecurity. Takabi joins the school from Georgia State University, where he worked for four years and served as an associate professor of computer science, according to his LinkedIn account. Takabi started in his new role July 25; the university announced[...]
HII’s Mission Technologies names new chief growth officer
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division has hired Ahmed Ayad to serve as chief growth officer. Ayad joins the organization from Herndon-based ManTech, where he served as vice president and growth lead for the defense sector since 2019. In his new role, Ayad will be responsible for shaping [...]
The Breeden Co. adds new multifamily regional director
The Breeden Co. has named Sydney Balmer to its multifamily property management’s regional director team. The Virginia Beach-based real estate developer announced Balmer’s hire Aug. 8. She will oversee a portfolio of multifamily assets in the South Hampton Roads market. “Sydney brings her passion for problem solving[...]
Bon Secours names new leader for Hanover, Rappahannock hospitals
Bon Secours has named John Emery to lead Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville and Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, effective Monday. Emery previously served as president of the hospital system’s Southside Medical Center in Petersburg and Southern Virginia Medical Center in Emporia. In his new role[...]
Inova hires new chief information and digital officer
Inova has snagged another top executive from the Cleveland Clinic. Matthew Kull has been named as chief information and digital officer of the health system, which spans five hospitals and employs 20,000 people in Northern Virginia, the system announced Monday. Kull will start Aug. 7. Most recently, Kull served as chief informat[...]
Bon Secours taps Mary Immaculate Hospital president
Alan George, a former health care executive from Georgia, started as president of Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News this week, the health care system announced Tuesday. George comes from ScionHealth, where he served as the chief operating officer for St. Francis – Emory Healthcare in Columbus, Georgia. H[...]
Va. Tech’s Center for Biz Analytics names director
Jennifer Havens has been named director of the Center for Business Analytics at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business, the university announced Wednesday. Havens joins Virginia Tech from Amazon.com Inc., where she was an executive coach, shaping organizational strategy and culture and designing the global e-tailer[...]
W&M Law School hires comms, marketing officer
William & Mary Law School has named Doris Taylor as its first chief communications and marketing officer. Taylor began her new role June 12 and has primary responsibility for developing and executing strategic communication plans and initiatives to support the engagement and professional needs of the law school. Taylor was most recently interim director of […]
Grant Thornton names head of public policy
Greg Wallig, managing principal of Grant Thornton LLP’s Washington, D.C.-Arlington County office, has been named head of public policy for the Chicago-based global accounting firm. Wallig will continue to serve as managing principal of the D.C.-Arlington office but will also manage the firm’s government affairs team,[...]
United Way of South Hampton Roads names new leader
Mark Uren will be the new president and CEO of the United Way of South Hampton Roads, the organization announced Tuesday. He starts in the role on July 17. Michele Anderson, the regional United Way’s previous CEO, left the organization in January. Kristel Fitzgerald, chief operating officer, and Kelsey Mohring, chief marke[...]
TowneBank hires chief risk officer, senior EVP
Suffolk-based TowneBank appointed Ernest Piccioli as senior executive vice president and chief risk officer, the bank announced Monday. Piccioli is based at TowneBank’s headquarters. As chief risk officer, he will be responsible for governance of the company’s risk programs and oversee risk management, vendor management, cre[...]
