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Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services names chief deputy
Ellen Montz was named chief deputy for the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) as of Jan. 3, DMAS announced Tuesday. Montz will be second-in-command for the agency, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). She will maintain her role as the agency’s chief health economist and director […]
Newport News medical device company appoints new CFO
Newport News-based medical device company ivWatch LLC announced three executive appointments on Monday, including Teresa “Terry” Blevins as chief financial officer, Erin Wendell as chief marketing officer and Paul Stoddard as vice president of sales. Blevins has more than 30 years of experience in financial planning and most recently worked as CFO for Hampton-based defense […]
Virginia Business names VP of sales and marketing
RICHMOND — Virginia Business Media LLC announced Friday that Lori Collier Waran will join the organization as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Virginia Business magazine and its associated print and digital publications, effective Jan. 13, 2020. Waran previously was the longtime publisher of Style Weekly magazine in R[...]
Spok Holdings names new COO
Spok Holdings Inc., a Fairfax County-based healthcare communications company, promoted Michael W. Wallace to chief operating officer on Thursday. Wallace has worked as a financial and operational executive for approximately 25 years and joined Spok as its chief financial officer in 2017. He will maintain his CFO duties and take [...]
Bay Banks of Virginia names new executive VP
Michael H. Troutman was hired as executive vice president and chief revenue officer of Richmond-based Bay Banks of Virginia Inc., holding company for Virginia Commonwealth Bank and VCB Group Inc., the bank announced Thursday. Troutman has been in banking for 18 years and in his new role will be responsible for revenue-generation[...]
Melissa Baker to become first female Virginia State Parks director
Melissa Baker will become the first female Virginia State Parks director in the system’s 83-year history, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. Baker comes from the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, where she served as director. She oversaw the state’s park system and administered grant programs. She has a[...]
Staunton’s Cadence Inc. names new VP of operations
Staunton-based manufacturer Cadence Inc. announced Friday that Chris McHugh will be its new vice president of operations and will oversee the company’s five facilities. McHugh comes from New London, Wisconsin-based Bemis Healthcare Packaging, where he was vice president of global operations and supply chain. He has worke[...]
Chesapeake-based Volvo Penta promotes two executives
Chesapeake-based Volva Penta of the Americas appointed Yichen Gu to vice president of parts and accessories and promoted Marcelo Puscar to vice president of marketing. Both executives will be based in the Chesapeake office, the engine manufacturer announced Tuesday. Gu will assume his position in March 2020 and will plan and direct parts and accessory […]
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation taps new executive director
American Civil War Museum CEO Christy Coleman has been tapped as executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. She replaces the foundation’s longtime leader, Philip G. Emerson, who is retiring on Dec. 31 after 28 years. Coleman, who starts at JYF on Jan. 21, previously held leadership positions at the Charles H.[...]
Colliers International names three new principals
Norfolk-based Colliers International Group Inc. has named three new principals in the firm, the company announced Monday. Donald Crigger, executive vice president, and George “Hank” Hankins, senior vice president, and Charles Wentworth, senior vice president, are now part owners of the commercial real estate firm. Crigger an[...]
Hampton Roads Realtor receives lifetime achievement award
The Hampton Roads Realtors Association presented Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty Chairman and CEO Barbara Wolcott with its 2019 HRRA Lifetime Achievement Award, the company announced Monday. The award is given to tenured HRRA association members who have made a recognizable and identifiable difference in multiple fa[...]
Colonial Williamsburg appoints new CEO
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has appointed Cliff Fleet, the former head of Philip Morris USA, as the organization’s ninth president and CEO. Fleet will start his new role on Jan. 1. Fleet, who served as president and CEO of the Henrico County-based cigarette manufacturer from 2013 to 2017, will succeed Mitchell R[...]
