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Hospitality/Tourism: CHRISTOPHER J. NASSETTA
Hilton dropped off the elite Fortune 500 list in 2021 amid a massive revenue drop brought on by the pandemic, but it’s homing in on a return, rising from No. 596 to No. 538 on this year’s Fortune 1000 list. Hilton has about 7,000 hotel properties in 122 countries and territories. It opened 76 new […]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: M. SANJAYAN
Too often, Sanjayan says, climate change is discussed as a far-off, abstract threat punctuated by thresholds, targets and tipping points. That’s not enough to spark collective action, Conservation International’s CEO says, but there is something that can move the needle: “Storytelling — with characters, scenes, conflicts[...]
Retail/Wholesale: KEVIN MURPHY
Murphy got his start in the plumbing industry as a young man working summers at his father’s business, Columbus, Ohio-based Midwest Pipe and Supply. In 1999, Ferguson Enterprises Inc. — the Newport News-based subsidiary of U.K.-based plumbing and heating products distributor Ferguson plc — bought the Murphy family’s 22[...]
Professional Services: ALISON ROGISH
In 2021, Rogish became the first woman to lead Deloitte’s Central Virginia market. She succeeded Dan Hudgens, who transitioned to serve clients on the West Coast. The Big Four accounting firm’s Central Virginia practice, which includes Richmond and Hampton Roads, has about 300 employees providing audit and assurance tax, con[...]
Federal Contracting/Technology: JIM BRINKER
Intel lobbied for legislation to restore U.S. manufacturing of semiconductor chips following a global shortage during the pandemic. As leader of the technology company’s federal business unit, which it created in 2011, Brinker oversees strategy, business development, contracts and finance for its federal contracting activity. [...]
Living Legends: WHITTINGTON W. ‘WHITT’ CLEMENT
With first-class people skills, Clement might have become Virginia’s governor if he hadn’t failed to win the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 2001 — or so mused a Virginian-Pilot editorial writer last summer. Instead, Clement, a well-known attorney, is currently putting those skills to work as the University o[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: JENNIFER CHRONIS
Chronis joined Palo Alto, California-based cloud computing virtualization software company VMware in March, moving over from Verizon, where she had also overseen federal contracting. In May, VMware agreed to be acquired for $61 billion by Broadcom Inc. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and combat veteran with more than two [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: GARY J. SHAPIRO
In 2021, Shapiro was awarded France’s Legion of Honor in Paris, recognizing his service in spearheading the transition to a technology-forward society and for organizing CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade event, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show. French President Emmanuel Macron conferred the r[...]
Professional Services: DANNY ROBINSON
A creative officer who came from the client relations side of the business, Robinson was named Ad Age’s chief creative officer of the year in April, noting The Martin Agency increased output after Robinson took charge of the advertising firm’s creative department in 2020. He is Martin’s first Black chief creative officer a[...]
Telecommunications: MAGGIE HALLBACH
In February, Hallbach was named senior vice president for Verizon Public Sector, which serves federal, state and local government customers as well as customers of Verizon Frontline, the telecom giant’s line of public safety technology solutions and services. The role may be new, but she’s been with the company for 25 years.[...]
Real Estate: FRANK ‘BUDDY’ GADAMS
Gadams prides himself on his passion for changing communities and cities for the better, as well as his willingness to take on challenging projects. His business, which has eight employees in Virginia, has restored historic landmarks that run along the colonial neighborhoods in Tidewater. He has developed town houses, condos and[...]
Manufacturing: JEREMY R. HOFF
Hoff joined Hooker Furniture in 2017, serving consecutive terms as president of the upholstery, case goods and then legacy brands divisions before being named CEO in February 2021. He also serves on its board of directors. An industry veteran, Hoff is only the fourth CEO in the company’s 98-year history and is the first nonfam[...]
