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Eastern Mennonite University president to serve second term
Eastern Mennonite University President Susan Schultz Huxman has been appointed to a second five-year term, the Harrisonburg-based private liberal arts university announced Tuesday. Huxman began her first term on Jan. 1, 2017. The university board of trustees unanimously approved the appointment, which will be effective Oct. 1 [...]
Allianz Partners names new CEO
Henrico County-based travel insurance company Allianz Partners announced Wednesday that Elena Edwards has been promoted to CEO of the German company’s United States business unit. The company employs approximately 1,000 people in the Richmond region. She succeeds Michael J. Nelson, who left the company for another travel indus[...]
Divaris hires principal for Richmond office
Virginia Beach-based real estate company Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced Tuesday it has named Loretta L. Cataldi as principal and managing broker. In her new role, she will work in Divaris’ Richmond office leading office operations, leasing activities, recruiting, mentoring and company growth. Cataldi was most recently pa[...]
GO Virginia Region 3 names program director
Growth and Opportunity for Virginia’s Region 3 Council announced Tuesday it has named former Orange County Administrator Bryan David as program director for the region, which includes the cities of Danville and Martinsville. In his new role, David will lead the operations of the Region 3 GO Virginia Council in collaboratio[...]
Former UPS CEO joins Northrop Grumman board
Former United Parcel Service CEO David Abney has been elected to Northrop Grumman Corp.’s board of directors. Executive chairman of the UPS board of directors, Abney served as CEO of UPS from 2014 until May 2020. “David is an accomplished and respected business leader and is a great addition to our board,” said Kathy W[...]
Perspecta CEO becomes chairman of board
Mac Curtis, president and CEO of Chantilly-based federal contractor Perspecta Inc., has been appointed chairman of the company’s board of directors, effective Aug. 5, the date of the company’s 2020 annual shareholders meeting. Curtis has served as president and CEO of Perspecta since the publicly traded company was l[...]
Focused Ultrasound Foundation names board members
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation, based in Charlottesville, announced Thursday it has named two Virginia executives to its board of directors: Scott C. Beardsley, University of Virginia Darden School of Business dean, and Mike Lincoln, Cooley LLP global business department chair. Beardsley became the Darden School’s dean in 2015 and is also the Charles C. Abbott […]
Valley Health welcomes new president, CEO
Winchester-based Valley Health welcomed new president and CEO Mark Nantz to the regional health care system on June 1. He succeeds previous president and CEO Mark Merrill, who held the position for 11 years. Nantz most previously was the chief administrative officer and Atlantic group president with Bon Secours Mercy Health. He [...]
Reston software company names new CFO
Reston-based software company LeaseAccelerator Inc. has hired Keith Haas as its new chief financial officer. A certified public accountant, Haas was vice president of finance for GeoEye, a Herndon-based satellite imaging company that is now a subsidiary of DigitalGlobe. He also held a prior leadership position at Herndon-based e[...]
Navy Federal Credit Union taps new CTO
Navy Federal Credit Union has hired Amtrak’s chief technology officer, Sovan Shatpathy, to serve as its new CTO, leading the credit union’s information services department. “Our ISD teams are behind nearly all of the technology our members and employees use,” said Navy Federal’s chief information officer, T[...]
New VDEM chief named by governor
Curtis Brown, for four years the chief deputy state coordinator for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, was promoted Tuesday to state coordinator of emergency management, Gov. Ralph Northam announced. He is the first African American person to hold the post. “Curtis has done a tremendous job as chief deputy, and I am proud to […]
Jehmal Hudson appointed to State Corporation Commission
Jehmal Hudson, who held several roles at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and served as a law clerk for then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, was appointed to the Virginia State Corporation Commission on Tuesday. He is the first African American person named to the judicial seat. An Arlington resident, Hudson previously served as vice president of […]
