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Real Estate: MARK D. EIN
An investor and entrepreneur, Ein has created, acquired, invested in and built companies across a diverse set of industries. Founded in 1972, Kastle is a provider of building and office security systems. The company may be most recognized lately for the regular reports it releases tracking how many companies have returned to in-[...]
Economic Development: ANTHONY J. ROMANELLO
In 2021, Romanello helped Henrico attract multiple major investments totaling $489 million, including a giant Amazon.com Inc. robotic fulfillment center near Richmond Raceway and expansions of SimpliSafe, Mondelez International Inc. and Red River Foods Groups Inc. This July, QTS Data Centers announced it would be embarking on a [...]
Finance/Insurance: TRISTAN M. CAUDRON
In 1995, Caudron went to work at the business that today is a Wells Fargo Advisors firm, where he is a certified financial planner and managing director for investments. A native of the Washington, D.C., area, Caudron is an accredited asset management specialist, and a chartered retirement planning counselor. Every year since 20[...]
Living Legends: BENJAMIN J. ‘BEN’ DAVENPORT JR.
Davenport is chairman of Davenport Energy, the company his late father started as Chatham Oil Co. in 1941. Davenport Jr. also founded and leads waste management business First Piedmont Corp. Davenport Energy employs 150 people and supplies propane and fuel oil to more than 30,000 customers in Virginia, North Carolina and West Vi[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: TIMOTHY J. ‘TIM’ McBRIDE
When Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd., or ST Engineering, announced its new North American president in October 2021, group President and CEO Vincent Chong leaned on McBride’s credentials, which include more than 30 years at multinational companies and in the public sector. An Eastern Michigan University alum, McBride s[...]
Government/Politics: LARRY J. SABATO
A threat across multiple platforms, Sabato is a New York Times best-selling author, a four-time Emmy winner for his PBS television documentaries, and one of social media’s most prolific political prognosticators. No one who knew Sabato in his days as U.Va.’s student government president would be surprised. A Norfolk-born Rho[...]
Government/Politics: MARK WARNER
Like his colleague Tim Kaine, Warner served as governor of Virginia before being elected to represent the commonwealth in the U.S. Senate, where he is serving his third term as the state’s senior senator. A moderate Democrat who often works with colleagues across the aisle, Warner chairs the Select Committee on Intelligence an[...]
Finance/Insurance: THOMAS S. GAYNER
Come April 2023, Gayner will no longer be flying with a co-pilot. His fellow co-CEO, Richard R. “Richie” Whitt III, plans to retire by the end of next March, after working for the company since 1991. Since 2016, Gayner and Whitt have led Markel Corp., the Fortune 500 financial holding company that has about 20,300 […]
Retail/Wholesale: WILLIAM D. ‘BILL’ NASH
For the fiscal year that ended in February, CarMax, the largest retailer of used autos nationally, had net earnings of $1.2 billion. The fourth quarter, however, did present some challenges, with total used vehicle unit sales in the retail business declining 5.2%. “We believe several macro factors weighed on marketwide us[...]
Law: ROBERT M. ‘BOB’ TATA
A Hampton Roads native, Tata specializes in intellectual property litigation, including trade secrets, copyrights and patents, and 20 years ago, he won the state’s then-largest copyright award — $116 million — awarded by a jury over a home fire-escape ladder invented by a local businessman. He also has spent a great deal o[...]
Real Estate: W. TAYLOR FRANKLIN
Franklin started The Franklin Johnston Group, a development, investment and management firm, with his father and two other former S.L. Nusbaum employees in 2013. Today they have 497 employees in Virginia and 76 workers in six other states. In recent news, the company offered $7 million to buy the Laskin Road Annex building in Vi[...]
Real Estate: LOUIS S. ‘LOU’ HADDAD
Haddad was recruited to Armada Hoffler in 1985 as an on-site construction superintendent. He rose through the ranks and became president of Armada Hoffler Construction Co. in 1987. He was promoted to president of parent company Armada Hoffler Holding Co. in 1996. Three years later, he became CEO. In 2013, Haddad led Armada Hoffl[...]
