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VCU Graduate School names new dean
Daniel C. Bullard will be the new dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate School, effective Oct. 1, the university announced Thursday. He is currently associate dean for recruitment, retention and diversity at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s graduate school. Bullard also is a professor at the UAB Sc[...]
Navy Federal hires new CFO
Vienna-based Navy Federal Credit Union has hired John Collins, a 20-year veteran of Capital One Financial Corp, as its new chief financial officer. “John brings with him a wealth of experience that will serve Navy Federal well,” said Navy Federal President and CEO Mary McDuffie. “I know with his proven track record, John will hit […]
Excella promotes five to senior leadership positions
Arlington-based tech company and federal contractor Excella has promoted five executives to more senior leadership positions. “Hiring and retaining exceptional Excellians, while creating meaningful solutions, is critical to our purpose and what we built Excella to do,” said Burton White, CEO and co-founder of Excella. “Each of these Excella leaders is instrumental to the growth of […][...]
Altamira names president and chief growth officer
McLean-based Altamira Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it has hired Craig Reed as president and chief growth officer. He will be part of a new executive management committee, with CEO Ted Davies and COO Blaine Worthington, according to a news release. Reed was most recently chief growth officer at Herndon-based IT compa[...]
McLean consulting service hires former TSA deputy administrator
McLean-based consulting firm Guidehouse has hired Patricia Cogswell, former deputy administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), as a strategic adviser, the company announced Tuesday. She has had a long career in public service, including leadership roles at the White House, the Department of Homeland Securi[...]
Virginia Natural Gas taps Robert Duvall as next president
Virginia Natural Gas President Jim Kibler will retire later this year, and former VNG president Robert Duvall will take his place, effective Sept. 4, the utility announced Tuesday. Duvall is currently senior vice president of customer operations at Southern Company Gas, VNG’s parent company. Duvall was president of VNG fro[...]
Skience names new president and COO
Marc Butler, who has held executive roles at Bank of New York Mellon Corp., will join Skience as the Herndon-based wealth management firm’s president and chief operating officer, the company announced Monday. Butler was most recently COO and managing director of BNY Mellon/Albridge and held other leadership roles at BNY Mellon/Pershing. At Skience, which was […]
Markel appoints new chief risk officer
Julia Chu was named Henrico County-based Markel Corp.’s chief risk officer, a newly created role, the financial holding company announced Monday. She was previously Markel’s chief global ceded reinsurance officer, a position she started in March 2018. Chu will be responsible for the specialty insurance underwriter[...]
Roanoke Regional Partnership executive director to retire
Beth Doughty, executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, announced Monday she will retire after 22 years with the public-private economic development organization. She plans to leave in December. Roanoke Regional Partnership covers the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Franklin and Roanoke, the town of Vinton and th[...]
National Assoc. of Corporate Directors names chief people officer
The National Association of Corporate Directors, based in Arlington, announced Thursday that it has tapped Tracy Gee as it first chief people officer. With more than 25 years of experience, Gee most recently served as vice president of human resources for global development business functions at Raytheon Co. In her new role, s[...]
S.L. Nusbaum names VP corporate brokerage, development
Norfolk-based real estate company S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday it has hired Fenton Childers as vice president of corporate brokerage and development. With 35 years of experience, Childers was most recently real estate manager with The Kroger Co., where he managed its brokerage team. His experience has been focus[...]
Chantilly IT company names VP solutions architecture
Chantilly-based information technology company DirectViz Solutions LLC announced Wednesday it has hired Luiz Felipe Breyer Palhano de Jesus as vice president of solutions architecture. Palhano most recently served as a principal systems and solutions architect for the BITS solution group with Arlington-based federal technology[...]
