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Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2023: LAWRENCE A. ‘LARRY’ SELZER
Selzer has led The Conservation Fund, an environmental nonprofit that aims to restore nature while creating economic and recreational opportunities, since 2001. Last year was one of the fund’s most impactful years in its nearly 40-year history. The organization made significant strides in its efforts to expand public acces[...]
Real Estate 2023: LOUIS S. ‘LOU’ HADDAD
Haddad joined Armada Hoffler as an on-site construction superintendent in 1985. After several promotions, he was named president of Armada Hoffler Construction Co. in 1987, at age 29. In 1996, he was promoted to president of the parent company, and nearly 15 years after joining Armada Hoffler, he became the company’s CEO i[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: MICHAEL GEORGE
A 40-year hospitality industry veteran, George founded Crescent Hotels & Resorts in 2001. The company operates more than 90 hotels and resorts and more than 250 restaurants and bars in the U.S and Canada. Its hotel portfolio includes Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt brands, along with a collection of independent hotels and resorts[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: AKHIL JAIN
For more than a decade, Jain has run Landmark Hotel Group, a hospitality company that manages, owns and develops hotels in North Carolina and Virginia under the Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Radisson brands. In 2021, Landmark expanded into the housing market with the development of Ellipse Urban Apartments, a 287-unit luxury apart[...]
Media 2023: DOUG DAVIS
Davis brought with him more than a quarter-century of experience in the Virginia broadcast world when he stepped into the role of senior vice president and regional manager of Nexstar Media Group in 2017. His first broadcasting job in the region was at WVEC-TV, followed by stints as local sales manager of Norfolk’s WAVY-TV[...]
Economic Development 2023: BRYAN K. STEPHENS
Stephens has headed the Hampton Roads Chamber for the past 10 years, promoting business concerns in the region, home to Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval complex, as well as significant manufacturing and hospitality sectors. The chamber maintained its U.S. Chamber of Commerce five-star accreditation in 202[...]
Law 2023: COURTNEY MOATES PAULK
As president of Hirschler and head of the firm’s litigation section, Paulk brings deep and broad experience in the construction industry, advising public and private owners, developers, contractors and subcontractors. Paulk graduated from the University of Mary Washington (then Mary Washington College) with honors and rece[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: WILLIAM D. ‘BILL’ NASH
Nash began at CarMax in 1997 as an auction manager, working his way up to president and CEO in 2016. Founded in 1993 in Richmond as a subsidiary of electronics retailer Circuit City, CarMax is the country’s largest retailer of used cars, reporting $31.9 billion in 2022 revenue and employing more than 30,000 people. In [&he[...]
Manufacturing 2023: JON MOORE
Head of the tobacco products manufacturer since 2019, Moore has worked under parent company Altria Group since 2003, serving as vice president of its heated tobacco products division and director of marketing for NuMark, Altria’s early e-vapor subsidiary started in 2013. Today, he leads the nation’s leading cigarette[...]
Manufacturing 2023: GREGORY TREPP
In 1996, Trepp joined appliance manufacturer Hamilton Beach as its director of marketing and has since held various senior and executive leadership positions within the company. In 2017, he became president and CEO, overseeing the company’s consumer, international and commercial divisions. He also previously served as the [...]
Transportation 2023: WILLIAM E. ‘BILL’ WOODHOUR
Woodhour has spent 32 years with Maersk Line, starting in sales and marketing, working his way up to president and CEO in 2016. Maersk Line is the Virginia-based U.S. arm of Danish shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk, founded in 1983 to support the Navy. With offices in Norfolk and Dulles, it specializes in providing transportati[...]
Transportation 2023: RANDY CLARKE
In July 2022, Clarke joined WMATA, the Washington, D.C., regional public transit system, which manages the Metro subway system and Metrobus. He took leadership of WMATA when it was struggling with lingering low ridership from the pandemic and the removal of 60% of its railcars due to a wheel defect. Things have picked up somewha[...]
