McLean IT company names new CFO
McLean-based Altamira Technologies Corp. announced Thursday that A. Adam Omar will serve as its new chief financial officer. A certified public accountant, Omar previously worked as CFO for Maryland-based CyberCore Technologies and he has worked as a vice president and finance executive for companies including Reston-based Science Applications International Corp., Software AG and LexisNexis. He […][...]
Danville Community College names associate VP of human resources
Danville Community College announced Tuesday it has hired Bruce Cottrill as its associate vice president of human resources, a new position for the college. Cottrill relocated from Charleston, West Virginia, where he was most recently the interim vice chancellor for human resources with the West Virginia Higher Education Pol[...]
Commonwealth Catholic Charities names CFO
Richmond-based nonprofit Commonwealth Catholic Charities announced Thursday it has named John Montoro as its chief financial officer. Montoro has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting and working with nonprofit organizations and local governments as an auditor and consultant. He started an accounting practice, [...]
Fairfax software company names new COO
Fairfax County-based computer software company 3Pillar Global announced Thursday it had promoted former chief revenue officer Heather Combs to chief operating officer. In her new role, Combs will work on company growth strategies and will continue to oversee development and operations of 3Pillar’s services including marketin[...]
Averett University names new VP and CFO
Averett University announced Thursday that Don Aungst has become the university’s new vice president and chief financial and operating officer. He started at the Danville college this month. Aungst was most recently the CFO at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. He has more than 30 years of experience in higher educati[...]
Reston-based IT company names new CFO
Reston-based information technology company Contegix announced Thursday that it has named Mike Dunn as its new chief financial officer. Dunn was most recently the CFO of systems integrator and managed hosting provider NeoSystems LLC. He has also previously been CFO of Siteworx and Recovery Point Systems. In his new role, he will[...]
Arlington tech company names COO
Arlington-based tech company Excella Consulting Inc. announced Tuesday it has named Sandy Gillespie as its chief operating officer. Gillespie was most recently COO and executive vice president for Reston-based NCI Information Systems Inc. since April 2018. In her new role at Excella, she will oversee client delivery and growth s[...]
Roanoke construction company promotes senior VP
Roanoke-based construction company Branch Builds announced Tuesday it has promoted Cathy Underwood to senior vice president and regional business unit leader. Underwood was most recently vice president at the company, and in her new role she will pursue new business opportunities and manage the Roanoke and Charlotte, North Carol[...]
Virginia Tech names VP for student affairs
Frank Shushok Jr. has been named vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech, the university announced Monday, and will officially begin on April 10. He has been the interim vice president since October, overseeing more than 3,000 faculty, staff and student employees in 20 departments. Student affairs also oversees dinin[...]
Past VSCPA President Sam Derieux dies
Samuel Derieux, a Richmond-based certified public accountant and past president of the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA), died on March 8. He was the only person to ever serve as both the president and chairman of the board of directors for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). A World War II veteran who[...]
Tysons-based IT company announces new leadership
Tysons-based information technology company Applied Insight announced Wednesday several executive appointments including a new executive chairman, CEO, chief product officer, chief technology officer and chief financial officer. Former CEO John Hynes has taken on the role of executive chairman. “As executive chairman, I’ll be providing strategic counsel to the leadership and working to enhance our […][...]
DXC Technology names executive vice president, offerings and strategic partners
Tysons-based DXC Technology named Ken Corless as executive vice president, offerings and strategic partners, on Friday. Corless will be based in the company’s Chicago office. Corless was most recently the chief technology officer for Deloitte’s Cloud Practice in his 30-year career in the information technology industry. Befo[...]