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Manufacturing: ESTER CODINA
Codina assumed her post at Alfa Laval on March 1, after serving as senior vice president of the Swedish component manufacturer’s U.S. service and marine divisions. The London Business School alumna oversees North American operations for Alfa Laval, which credited Codina with streamlining operations, increasing customer satisfa[...]
Law: THE HON. S. BERNARD GOODWYN
Growing up in rural Southampton County in the 1960s, Goodwyn recalls how his parents sacrificed to give him opportunities. In return, he gave it his all — and Goodwyn excelled at just about everything he tried. He was a football star, student body president, valedictorian and first chair tenor saxophone player for the tri-coun[...]
Transportation: DEVON ANDERS
In November 2021, Gov. Ralph Northam visited InterChange Group Inc. to announce that Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods was expanding into a new 126,000-square-foot building from its current spot within the third-party logistics firm’s warehousing. Originally slated to open in April for around $25 million, the planned warehouse has[...]
Manufacturing: MANMEET S. BHATIA
With facilities in Roanoke and Katy, Texas, Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp. Americas designs and develops advanced automation systems, large AC and DC motors and photovoltaic inverters. Bhatia, who has been with the Japanese-owned company since 2003 and previously was its chief operating officer, was tapped[...]
Finance/Insurance: JOHN C. STANCHINA
For over a decade, Stanchina has served as CEO of the mid-Atlantic region for the Marsh & McLennan Agency, which provides business insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement and private client insurance solutions. Previously, Stanchina also served as the company’s region president. Guy Morrison took over that role[...]
Real Estate: DONALD E. ‘DON’ STONE JR.
Stone joined Dewberry in 2008, serving as the firm’s chief operating officer and infrastructure engineering services practice area leader until he was promoted to CEO in 2010. With more than three decades of professional engineering experience, Stone leads and implements Dewberry’s corporate and market strategies and growth [...]
Living Legends: FRANCES LEWIS
National retailer Best Products helped pioneer the shopping experience, and it started with a swap with pop artist Andy Warhol. Lewis and her late husband, Sydney, founded their mail-order catalog business in 1957, turning it into a Henrico County-based empire, with hundreds of stores across the nation and annual sales of up to [...]
Education: KATHERINE A. ROWE
Since taking the helm of “public ivy” William & Mary in 2019, Rowe has overseen a number of initiatives, including establishing an entrepreneurial hub and a teaching innovation studio, as well as implementing climate action plans and efforts to increase diversity. In 2021, William & Mary announced a partnership with [...]
Finance/Insurance: LAWRENCE ‘LARRY’ BERNERT III
A principal and portfolio manager at Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC, Bernert joined the firm in 1995, five years after the investment advisory firm was founded. He provides investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, families and institutional clients and sits on the firm’s investmen[...]
Law: CARL W. TOBIAS
Tobias is a prolific scholar and has held the Richmond School of Law’s prestigious Williams endowed chair since 2004. His career spans 50 years, most of which he has spent in academia. Tobias’ focus often is federal judicial selection. He has written more than 120 law review articles and more than 80 essays, commentaries and[...]
Real Estate: TIMOTHY HELMIG
Helmig works as managing partner alongside his brother-in-law, Anthony Westreich — whose late father, also Helmig’s father-in-law, was commercial real estate icon Stanley Westreich, a major force in the development of Arlington’s Rosslyn area. A graduate of American University, Helmig has overseen $16 billion in capital tr[...]
Manufacturing: HOWARD BROADFOOT
Broadfoot, who joined Electro-Mechanical in 2009, was promoted from chief operating officer to CEO in June 2021 after the retirement of company founder Russell Leonard, who remains on the company’s board. Founded in 1958 as Electric Motor Repair and Sales, Electro-Mechanical manufactures medium voltage electric equipment, prim[...]
