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Electra.aero names new CEO
Electra.aero has named B. Marc Allen its new CEO, succeeding founder John S. Langford, who will remain chairman, the Manassas-based aviation startup announced Thursday. Allen spent the bulk of his career, nearly two decades, at Boeing, which is headquartered in Arlington County. Since 2020, he served as chief strategy officer an[...]
Norfolk biopharma company appoints CEO, chief R&D officer
Norfolk-based biopharma company ReAlta Life Sciences has appointed David Marek its CEO and Paolo Martini its chief research and development officer, the company announced Thursday. “I am confident that David and Paolo are the ideal leaders for these two pivotal roles,” Edward A. Heidt Jr., chairperson of ReAlta’s board of [...]
Virginia Housing board elects officers
Members of the Virginia Housing Development Authority’s Board of Commissioners elected Sarah Barrie Stedfast chair, the organization announced last week. Stedfast is venture president at Norfolk’s RW Towne Mortgage, a subsidiary of TowneBank Mortgage, and is active in the Virginia and Tidewater mortgage bankers associations. She has a degree in business finance from Virginia Tech. […][...]
Fahrenheit Advisors hires Hampton Roads leader
Richmond consulting firm Fahrenheit Advisors has hired Stephen Hoy as managing director of business development for the Hampton Roads area, the company announced Monday. Hoy will develop new relationships and support existing clients from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. Most recently, Hoy was director of sales and strategic [...]
Alexandria Restaurant Partners promotes CFO
Nazia Millwala has been promoted to chief financial officer for the Alexandria Restaurant Partners, the restaurant operator announced Monday. Millwala joined ARP in January 2022 as the vice president of finance, and she helped restructure ARP’s financial framework. In her new role, she will lead the company’s finances and pe[...]
New CFO tapped for Maola Local Dairies
Chad Dubbe started work as the chief financial officer of Herndon-based Maola Local Dairies on Aug. 13, according to an announcement by the company, which is owned by the farmers of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association. Previously, Dubbe spent 15 years at Leprino Foods, a Colorado manufacturer of mozzar[...]
Pechin joins Thalhimer Realty Partners
Less than a year after leaving the City of Richmond to work for the federal government, Maritza Pechin has joined Thalhimer Realty Partners as director of development, the Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer subsidiary announced Monday. Pechin was deputy director for the office of equitable development for the city and was heavi[...]
ODU names inaugural director of supply chain/logistics school
Old Dominion University has named Kuntal Bhattacharyya as inaugural director of its new School of Supply Chain, Logistics and Maritime Operations (SSCLMO), the university announced Tuesday. Previously, Bhattacharyya worked as project director of Indiana State University’s Logistics 4.0 Innovation Hub, where students study ar[...]
Leidos names first chief AI officer
Leidos has named Ron Keesing its first chief AI officer, the Reston Fortune 500 contractor announced Tuesday. Keesing, who joined Leidos in 2004, has more than two decades of experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics. His roles have included serving as founding director of the Leidos AI Acc[...]
Bowman announces executive promotions
Michael Bruen has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s president, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced last week. Gary Bowman, who formerly was president, retains his roles as CEO and chairman. Dan Swayze, who served as executive vice president and division manager, will fill Bruen’s former role as chief oper[...]
Breeden promotes multifamily Richmond region director
The Breeden Co. has promoted Lindsay McMurrough to multifamily regional director of the Richmond market within the Virginia Beach-based real estate company’s residential property management division. McMurrough was previously a community manager. In her new role, she will oversee strategic direction of Breeden’s multifamily [...]
Fredericksburg econ dev director leaving after 10 years
Bill Freehling, Fredericksburg’s director of economic development and tourism, will leave his position Friday, he wrote in a farewell blog post on the economic development department’s website this week. A former Free Lance-Star reporter and editor, Freehling served eight years as the city’s economic developmen[...]
