Virginia Beach-based Groundworks names new president, COO
Groundworks, a Virginia Beach-based foundation and water management solutions company, has promoted two senior executives to president and chief operating officer. Michael Mullican, who joined Groundworks over a year ago as chief financial officer, has been named president and retains his CFO title, and Jeffrey Martin, most rece[...]
Kaufman & Canoles names executive director
Chris Smythe has been named executive director of Kaufman & Canoles, the Norfolk-headquartered law firm announced Monday. In the role, Smythe will oversee the day-to-day operations of the firm and report directly to Jason R. Davis, its president and CEO. Previously, Smythe was president of Tycon Medical Systems, a Norfolk ho[...]
InterChange announces several leadership changes
Mount Crawford-based industrial developer and logistics company InterChange Group announced several major changes to its executive leadership. Effective March 10, Keith VanBenschoten assumed the role of chief strategy officer, and Cliff Alt was promoted to chief operating officer. The company also announced that Timothy Cognata [...]
Bon Secours hires new chief clinical officer for Richmond market
Dr. David Hasleton is the new chief clinical officer for Bon Secours’ Richmond market, the health system announced Thursday. In this role, Hasleton will oversee clinical operations, working with clinical teams, operational leaders and physicians and advanced practice clinicians. Most recently, Hasleton served as chief medi[...]
First Bank names new exec VP and CFO
Former TowneBank President and Chief Operating Officer Brad E. Schwartz will join First National and First Bank as executive vice president and chief financial officer effective March 31. Strasburg-based First National, the bank holding company of First Bank, made the announcement Monday. Schwartz succeeds Shane Bell, who left l[...]
Executive to retire after three decades at S.L. Nusbaum
Frank H. Cowling, Jr. a partner and senior vice president of private asset management at S.L. Nusbaum Realty, plans to retire at the end of March after four decades working in commercial real estate, according to a Tuesday announcement by the Norfolk-based real estate development company. Cowling joined S.L. Nusbaum in 1994 as v[...]
VACU appoints risk management, internal audit officers
Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division announced last week that it has named two executives to oversee risk management and the Chesterfield County-based credit union’s internal audit function. Mike Brunson has assumed the newly created role of executive vice president and chief risk officer. Meanwhile, VACU prom[...]
University of Richmond law school dean stepping down next year
The University of Richmond announced Wednesday that Wendy Perdue, dean of the university’s School of Law, is stepping down as dean at the end of the 2025-26 academic year. Perdue has been the law school dean since 2011 and will remain on faculty as a professor of law following a sabbatical. “Dean Perdue’s leaders[...]
Former Tyson Foods executive to become Dollar Tree CFO
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree announced Wednesday that former Tyson Foods executive Stewart Glendinning will become the company’s next chief financial officer, effective March 30. Glendinning joined the company earlier this year in a senior role focused on transformation initiatives, including [...]
Retired Newport News Shipbuilding prez joins Armada Hoffler board
Virginia Beach-based real estate investment trust Armada Hoffler announced Monday that it has appointed former Newport News Shipbuilding President Jennifer Boykin to the company’s board of directors. “We are excited to welcome Mrs. Boykin to our board of directors,” Armada Hoffler President and CEO Shawn Tibbetts said [...]
Mitre names new chief HR officer
Not-for-profit research and development company Mitre has named April Castañeda as its new senior vice president and chief human resources officer. The company, founded in 1958 with a focus on national security and operating from dual headquarters in McLean and Bedford, Massachusetts, manages federally funded R&D centers. C[...]
Real estate company names president of New Homes Division
Chesapeake-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty announced Tuesday that it has promoted Dianne Gordonn to president of its New Homes Division. Gordonn has about two decades of experience in the real estate industry. According to her LinkedIn account, she has served nearly two years as chief operating officer of t[...]