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Groundworks hires CFO
Groundworks has hired Michael Mullican as its chief financial officer, the Virginia Beach-based foundation and water management solutions company announced Wednesday. Mullican will succeed Stephen Fry, who is retiring at the end of March. Mullican was previously president and CFO of sporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdo[...]
Amyx announces new COO
Amyx has appointed Rick Schult as its new chief operating officer, the Reston-based federal contractor announced Monday. Schult will manage more than 600 employees. He succeeds John Selman, who served as COO since 2021. Amyx announced Selman’s retirement on Thursday. Schult joins Amyx from QinetiQ US, where he was most recentl[...]
Va. economic developers group elects new leaders
The Virginia Beach-based Virginia Economic Developers Association announced its new slate of officers and directors Tuesday. Linda Green, the Danville-based Institute for Advanced Learning and Research’s vice president of economic development, as well as executive director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance, will ser[...]
Arko names new CFO
Arko has named Robert E. Giammatteo as its chief financial officer and executive vice president, according to a Thursday announcement from the Henrico County-based Fortune 500 company that is one of the nation’s largest convenience store operators and fuel wholesalers. Giammatteo will start his new role on Jan. 2, 2024. He will also serve as […]
U.Va. appoints alumna as new law school dean
A professor and former vice dean has been named the next dean of the University of Virginia School of Law, the school announced Monday. Leslie Kendrick, also a U.Va. Law alumna, will succeed Risa Goluboff in July 2024, becoming the second woman to serve as the law school’s dean. Kendrick graduated from the law school [&hel[...]
McGuireWoods names RVA, Norfolk managing partners
McGuireWoods, Virginia’s oldest and largest law firm, has appointed new managing partners in Richmond and Norfolk, the firm announced Friday. Janet Peyton will lead the Richmond office, and Michael Herring, the current Richmond office managing partner, will become chair of the firm’s commercial litigation department [...]
Visit Alexandria CEO announces retirement
Visit Alexandria President and CEO Patricia Washington will retire at the end of June 2024, the tourism organization announced Friday. Washington has led Visit Alexandria since 2012. She led two rebranding efforts and four brand campaigns and helped Alexandria become a national tourism destination, according to a news release an[...]
Riddle Associates names new president
Riddle Associates, a Chesapeake-based commercial industrial real estate brokerage, promoted Lindsey Riddle Elliott to president and principal broker in November, the brokerage announced Wednesday. Elliott formerly served as executive vice president and has been with Riddle for 15 years. She replaces her father, Robert L. Riddle,[...]
Charlottesville chamber CEO to leave after 7 months
Natalie Masri, president and CEO of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, will leave the organization next month, the chamber announced Monday. Masri started in the role in June. She will depart on Jan. 16, 2024. Rebecca Ivins, chairwoman of the board, will become interim president and CEO. Sasha Tripp, vice chairwom[...]
Torc hires chief information security officer
Blacksburg-based self-driving truck company Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, hired Summer Craze Fowler as chief information security officer, the company announced Tuesday. Fowler joins Torc after serving as senior vice president of cybersecurity and IT at Boston-based driverless vehicle company Motional and leading[...]
NoVa Black Chamber of Commerce hires exec director
LeAnn White became the new executive director of the Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce in November, the Tysons-based chamber announced Thursday. White has more than 20 years of banking sector experience. She was previously assistant vice president and business development officer at Fairfax-based FVCbank, according to [...]
Noblis CIO set to retire in April 2024
Gail Hogan, Noblis’ chief information officer and vice president, will retire after 44 years, the not-for-profit federal contractor announced Thursday. Her last day is April 5, 2024. In addition to overseeing the company’s IT workforce, Hogan assumed leadership for Noblis’ facilities, real estate and corporate asset management. Noblis has started an executive search for the […]
