International BBB association names president, CEO
The Arlington-based International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) announced Monday it has named Christopher “Kip” Morse as president and CEO, effective Jan. 11, 2021. The IABB is the umbrella organization for the local, independent BBBs in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Morse has been president and CEO [...]
Parsons Corp. appoints COO, president to board
Centreville-based defense contractor Parsons Corp. announced Monday it has appointed Carey Smith, its president and chief operating officer, to the company’s board of directors. Smith oversees Parsons’ global operations and corporate growth strategy. “Carey has been central to our growth and success since joining Parsons,�[...]
Booz Allen CFO elected to Moody’s board
Financial services company Moody’s Corp. announced Friday that Lloyd W. Howell Jr., executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., has been elected to Moody’s board, effective March 15, 2021. Howell will join the boa[...]
Hampton Roads Realtors Association installs new chairman
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty announced last week that Tanya Monroe, the managing broker of its Chesapeake sales office, has been installed as Hampton Roads Realtors Association’s (HRRA) chairman for 2021. With 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Monroe has experience as an agent and as president[...]
Accenture Federal Services names managing director, management consulting
Fortune Global 500 company Accenture announced this week it has promoted Kathryn Larson to managing director of the management consulting business of its Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services (AFS) subsidiary. With more than 15 years of experience, Larson was most recently a senior manager with Accenture. She specializes in[...]
Thalhimer employee named CCIM Mid-Atlantic board secretary/treasurer
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Friday that Jessica Johnson, a certified commercial investment member (CCIM) with its Southwest Virginia office, has been appointed as the secretary/treasurer of the CCIM Mid-Atlantic Board of Directors for 2021 through 2022. There are more than 13,000 members worldwide in 50 CCIM ch[...]
Reston tech company names new CEO
Reston-based tech company CertiPath announced last week it has named company founder Jeff Nigriny as its CEO. Nigriny most recently served as president and replaces Shawn Hughes as CEO. With 23 years of experience, Nigriny previously served as chief information security officer for Herndon-based Exostar. He formed CertiPath to f[...]
Branch Builds names president
The Branch Builds subsidiary of Roanoke-based construction company The Branch Group announced Wednesday it has promoted Catherine Underwood to president. With 20 years of experience at the company, she was most recently the senior vice president. She began her time with Branch Builds in 2000 as an estimator and has also served[...]
Former CIA data science chief hired as CEO of Exovera
Reston-based defense and government contractor SOS International LLC (SOSi) announced Wednesday it has hired Barbara Stevens, the former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief of data science, as CEO of its software subsidiary Exovera. “Dr. Stevens has more than three decades of experience building and leading complex data sc[...]
Professional Services Council reelects Leidos CEO as board chair
The Professional Services Council (PSC) Board of Directors announced Thursday it has reelected Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., as chair for 2021. The PSC Board of Directors consists of 80 executives from member companies who are elected by their peers. Its lea[...]
BAE Systems names platforms and services sector president
Arlington-based defense contractor BAE Systems announced Wednesday it has promoted Jeremy Tondreault as president of its platforms and services sector, effective Jan. 4, 2021. Tondreault succeeds Guy Montminy, who will remain as a legacy fellow with the company until his planned retirement later in 2021. “Guy has made signific[...]
Arlington company names VP of people
Arlington-based stock media company Storyblocks announced Tuesday it has hired Allison Jno-Baptiste as its vice president of people. Jno-Baptiste most recently served as the executive director of talent and resource management at Brown University. In her new role, she will oversee employee recruitment and diversity. “I bel[...]