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Economic Development: TELLY TUCKER
Tucker returned to Danville in May after a two-year stint as economic development director for Arlington County. As he departed, The Boeing Co. and Raytheon Technologies Corp. both announced they would be relocating their global headquarters to Arlington, making Northern Virginia home to four of the top defense contractors in th[...]
Economic Development: JENNIFER WAKEFIELD
The Lego Group’s June announcement that it will build a $1 billion toy factory in Chesterfield County is the largest deal so far that Wakefield has played a part in landing. Wakefield joined the nonprofit regional economic development organization as its senior vice president of marketing in 2017 after spending 11 years in mar[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: LAURA K. IPSEN
After being acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners last year, Ellucian Inc., a higher education technology provider, acquired CampusLogic, which helps streamline financial aid for students. The company employs more than 3,200 people worldwide, about 250 of whom are in Virginia. Ipsen started her job with Ellucian in 20[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: MIKE SALVINO
In July, Salvino added chairman to his title, following the retirement of former Pfizer Inc. Chairman and CEO Ian C. Read from the DXC board. The Fortune 500 IT services company made another move, downsizing its headquarters and moving from Tysons to Ashburn in 2021 as it sought a hybrid-friendly workplace. Salvino joined DXC in[...]
Health Care: ANTHONY ‘TONY’ BAKER
The leading Virginia executive of Fortune 500 pharma manufacturer Merck & Co., Baker has been with the business for 14 years. Merck develops medicines to treat diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and vaccines to protect people from human papillomavirus and chickenpox. The company brought in $48.7 billion in sales last year[...]
Health Care: DR. ARTHUR L. KELLERMANN
Over the past year, Kellermann has overseen the establishment of several new VCU Health System assets, including a $384 million outpatient center in downtown Richmond and an ambulatory surgery center in Short Pump. The health system also is on track to open the 16-story, $400 million “Wonder Tower” for The Children’s Hospi[...]
Retail/Wholesale: ARTHUR ‘BO’ FISHER III
Fisher juggles several job titles. For nearly two decades, he’s served as CEO and chairman of the board for Fisher Auto Parts, one of the largest auto parts retailers in the country. Additionally, Fisher is chairman of Federated Auto Parts, an auto parts distribution and marketing organization, and co-chairman of the Automotiv[...]
Real Estate: MARK HOURIGAN
Construction and development firm Hourigan Group changes skylines across Virginia — from a new Hyatt Place on the Virginia Beach oceanfront opened this summer to a 20-story downtown Richmond headquarters completed for Dominion Energy Inc. in 2019. Hourigan Group also is behind Virginia’s tallest timber building, a Charlotte[...]
Manufacturing: JOHN M. STEITZ
After John D. Gottwald retired in 2019, Steitz became president and CEO of the plastic films and aluminum extrusions manufacturing company. Steitz had previously served as CEO of Addivant Corp., a global supplier of polymer additives, following tenures as president and chief operating officer of PQ Corp. and as COO of Albemarle [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: PAUL A. DILLAHAY
In June, the company formerly known as NCI Information Systems Inc. rebranded as Empower AI, taking the name of the artificial intelligence platform it launched in 2020. More than 75% of the company’s clients have adopted the platform, which it says has accounted for more than $1.5 billion worth of work. Empower AI reported mo[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: CHRISTOPHER D. KASTNER
Kastner has led HII, the country’s biggest military shipbuilding company — and the state’s largest industrial employer — since March 1, after previously serving as chief operating officer as well as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He took over from Mike Petters, who retired after leading the company[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: ROGER A. KRONE
Leidos has performed strongly under Krone, who has led the Fortune 500 IT science and technology contractor since 2014. The company reported $13.7 billion in revenue in 2021 and employs more than 43,000 people globally. In February, the Defense Information Systems Agency awarded Leidos the largest contract in the company’s his[...]
