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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[...]
Cigna names mid-Atlantic market medical executive
Cigna has named Dr. Vaishali Geib as medical executive for its mid-Atlantic market, which covers Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland, the global health services company announced Friday. In her new role, Geib will focus on physician and hospital system collaboration, network development, client growth and retention, [...]
Danville’s Telly Tucker will lead Arlington Economic Development
Telly Tucker, director of economic development in Danville, is leaving next month to lead Arlington County’s economic development department, the city of Danville announced Thursday. “It was a tremendous opportunity,” Tucker said Thursday in a phone interview. “My heart will always be in Danville for the opportunity [...]
Old Dominion National Bank taps new board members
Tysons-based Old Dominion National Bank announced three new members of its board of directors Wednesday. The new board members include Jim Abdo, president and CEO of Abdo Development, a Washington, D.C.-headquartered development company that specializes in adaptive re-use of urban properties in the capital region; Jennifer Bogne[...]
People – December 2019
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Bobbie Kilberg plans to retire at the end of June after 22 years as president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. During her tenure at NVTC, it has grown to represent about 1,000 Northern Virginia technology firms representing more than 350,000 employees. (VirginiaBusiness.com) Ron KolsonÊhas been named chief financial officer of […]
