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Matt Linderman. Photo courtesy Atlantic Union Bank
Jan 27, 2023

Atlantic Union Bank names CIO

Matt Linderman is Atlantic Union Bank’s new chief information officer, the bank’s Richmond-based holding company, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., announced Friday. Linderman was previously the chief technology officer of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Prior to that, he was PNC’s senior vice president of data center and[...]

Jan 25, 2023

HII names new exec VP, CIO

Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries has promoted Chris Soong to executive vice president and chief information officer, the Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Tuesday. Soong’s promotion is effective April 1. He served as CIO at HII’s Mission Technologies division beginning in August 2021 and is rep[...]

Jan 24, 2023

Charlottesville chamber CEO to step down

Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Elizabeth Cromwell will step down in February after four years helming the organization, the chamber said Tuesday. Cromwell’s last day is Feb. 17.  Andrea Copeland, the chamber’s director of committee engagement, has been named interim president to manage the or[...]

Jan 19, 2023

United Way of SWVA appoints development/outreach VP

The United Way of Southwest Virginia has named Beth McConkey as its new vice president of development and outreach, the organization announced Thursday. McConkey oversees the marketing and communications and development teams. She started her role in mid-December. She brings 16 years of marketing experience to the organization a[...]

Jan 18, 2023

Virginia Chamber appoints Transurban exec as board chair

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has elected Lakshmi Williams, North American general counsel for Transurban, to serve as the 2023 chair of the chamber’s board of directors. Her term will last one year. Based at Transurban’s U.S. headquarters in Tysons, Williams joined the Virginia Chamber’s board in 2018 and h[...]

Jan 18, 2023

Qmulos adds three execs

Chantilly-based tech company Qmulos has added three executives to its leadership team. Nick Jovanovic will serve as chief revenue officer, Theresa Feraren will serve as vice president of marketing and Russ Odom will serve as chief financial officer. Jovanovic comes to Qmulos with 20 years of experience working in enterprise data storage, cybersecurity, compliance and […]

Jan 18, 2023

Colliers promotes two Va. execs

Colliers has promoted two executives to serve in new leadership roles. Jessica Butterworth, formerly director of engineering, will serve as senior director of operations for Virginia and Raleigh, North Carolina. Greg Nachman, formerly senior portfolio manager, has been promoted to director of operations for Richmond and Charlott[...]

Jan 18, 2023

Mary Washington hires admin/finance VP

The University of Mary Washington has hired Craig Erwin as vice president for administration and finance, effective Jan. 10. Erwin replaces Paul Messplay, who retires on Jan. 20. Erwin comes to UMW from Southwestern University, a private liberal arts college in Georgetown, Texas, where he was vice president for finance and admin[...]

Kevin Leslie. Photo courtesy Old Dominion University
Jan 13, 2023

ODU hires associate VP for innovation, commercialization

Kevin Leslie will be Old Dominion University’s first associate vice president for innovation and commercialization, the Norfolk-based university announced Friday. Leslie will improve ODU’s technology transfer operation to better identify, develop and market faculty, staff and student intellectual property and startups. He al[...]

Jan 13, 2023

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer promotes marketing director

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has promoted Kristan Cole to vice president of marketing and brokerage services, the commercial real estate company announced Jan. 9. Cole will lead the firm’s overall marketing strategy as well as provide leadership and oversight of Thalhimer’s research, design, communications and[...]

Don Bassell headshot
Jan 11, 2023

Arko CFO to retire this year

Arko Corp. Chief Financial Officer Don Bassell will retire by the end of 2023, the Fortune 500 holding company for Henrico County-based convenience store chain GPM Investments LLC announced Tuesday. “It has been an honor to work alongside our dynamic executive team and employees to grow the company into the leader it is today [...]

Jan 10, 2023

VW America CEO named Autos Drive America chair

Pablo Di Si, the Herndon-based president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, has been elected chairman of Autos Drive America, a trade association that represents 12 international automakers with presences in the United States, Volkswagen announced Tuesday. Previously executive chair of Volkswagen’s South America regio[...]

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