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Falls Church consultancy names executive chairman, vice chairman
Falls Church-based consultancy PACEM Solutions International and PACEM Defense LLC announced Friday the appointment of Cory Mills as executive chairman and Rana Al Saadi as executive vice chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. Mills and Saadi are both co-founders of PACEM Solutions International and PACEM D[...]
Sentara hires supply chain exec
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Thursday it has hired Jennifer McPherren as its vice president of supply chain, effective March 15. She succeeds Doug Farley who retired in May 2020. McPherren serves as the vice president of supply chain management and procurement services with Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chica[...]
Fairfax tech company names growth VP
Fairfax-based tech company Pyramid Systems announced Wednesday it has hired Art Boghozian as its vice president of growth. Boghozian most recently served as the director of business development for strategic accounts for Reston-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Science Applications International Corp.’s (SAIC) National Secu[...]
Neustar announces leadership appointments
Sterling-based identity management tech company Neustar on Jan. 15 announced five new appointments to its executive team. The appointments include: Michael Schoen, senior vice president of marketing solutions Bob McKay, senior vice president of risk solutions Jimmy Garvert, senior vice president of communications solutions Hyune Hand, senior vice president of customer success J. Martin, chief […][...]
DroneUp names chief strategy officer
Virginia Beach-based DroneUp LLC announced Tuesday it has hired Carl Smit as its chief strategy officer. In his new role, he will advise CEO Tom Walker and DroneUp’s senior leadership team to set the strategic direction of the company and focus on growing its retail drone delivery offerings. He will also oversee corporate [...]
Va. Society of Association Executives appoints board member
The Virginia Society of Association Executives announced Monday it has appointed Christina Lewellen to serve on its board of directors. VSAE was founded in 1949 and currently has more than 400 members who are association executives, association management companies, hospitality industry representatives and others from the associ[...]
Richmond Heritage Federal Credit Union names chairman
The Richmond Heritage Federal Credit Union announced Friday it elected Antione M. Green as its next chairman on Dec. 29, 2020. Green joined the board in 2018. He is the co-founder of the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts, where he also served as CEO. He also serves as board president of the Richmond […]
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative unveils Technical Advisory Board
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) announced its inaugural Technical Advisory Board. Established in the 2018-2020 state budget, CCI is a state initiative aimed at developing public and private partnerships around developing an ecosystem in Virginia for cybersecurity, autonomous systems and data systems research and develo[...]
Southern National Bancorp names EVP, CFO
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. and its McLean-based Sonabank subsidiary announced Monday that it has hired Matthew A. Switzer as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Jeff Karafa, who will now serve as chief accounting officer. Switzer most recently served as managing director with Stephens Inc. “His experience in our industry […]
Huntington Ingalls biz names nuclear operations VP
Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced Wednesday it has hired retired U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Thomas Moore as vice president of nuclear operations for its Nuclear and Environmental Services business group. Moore served 39 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring in August 2020 as the commander of Naval Sea Systems [...]
Ellucian names chief people officer
Reston-based higher education software company Ellucian announced Wednesday it has named Greg Giangrande as its chief people officer. Giangrande most recently served as a senior adviser at McKinsey & Co., where he worked with clients on enterprise transformation, employee experience, human resources, organizational health [...]
Virginia Space CEO, executive director to retire fall 2021
The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) announced Tuesday that Dale K. Nash, Virginia Space’s CEO and executive director, will retire as early as fall 2021. Nash has led the organization since August 2012. His successor has yet to be named. “Dale has overseen the effective operation and incredible expansion of[...]
