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Real Estate 2024: JON JENNINGS
Jennings is the third generation to lead the general contracting firm, which was started as a masonry firm in 1952 by his bricklayer grandfather, Lawrence Floyd Jennings. Larry Jennings, L.F.’s son and Jon’s father, joined the company in 1965 and helped expand the business into general contracting. In the 1980s, the company [...]
Banking | Finance 2024: JERMAINE JOHNSON
In addition to leading the Virginia and Washington D.C., metro area operations for Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group, Johnson served as the 2023 chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, where he tackled issues such as Metro funding, public safety and downtown revitalization. At a January celebration of Johnson[...]
Media 2024: MICHAEL STEIB
Steib succeeded David Lougee, who retired Aug. 12, as president and CEO, as well as a board member, of the nation’s largest owner of NBC-affiliate TV stations. Under Lougee’s tenure, New York-based hedge fund Standard General’s $5.4 billion bid to acquire Tegna in May 2023 was terminated. Steib, a University of Pennsylvani[...]
Insurance 2024: TOM BROWN
In 1916, Thomas Rutherfoord launched an insurance agency in Roanoke. Flash forward to 1979: Brown, Rutherfoord’s grandson, started his own insurance career at the family business. In 1983, Brown moved from the Star City to Richmond to open a Rutherfoord office there with one employee. Brown became president of the company in 1[...]
Law 2024: WENDY COLLINS PERDUE
In October 2023, the University of Richmond celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first woman graduating from Richmond Law — only 25 years after U.S. women were allowed to serve on juries. Times have changed. In 2023, 39% of all U.S. lawyers were women, according to the American Bar Association. Today, 55% of all law [&helli[...]
2024 Virginia 500: Telecommunications
VINCE APRUZZESE JR. PRESIDENT, AT&T VIRGINIA, RICHMOND MATTHEW J. DESCH CEO, IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS, McLEAN CHRISTOPHER E. FRENCH CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SHENANDOAH TELECOMMUNICATIONS (SHENTEL), EDINBURG MAGGIE HALLBACH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, VERIZON PUBLIC SECTOR; PRESIDENT, VERIZON FRONTLINE, OAKTON MICHAEL KEEGAN CEO, TRANSACTION NETWORK SERVICES (TNS), RESTON &n[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: RYAN ANGOLD
A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former Navy SEAL, Angold leads a company that was named the 24th largest federal contractor in 2019. Angold left the military in 2005 and joined Blackbird Technologies, a solutions provider for the intelligence community that’s now part of RTX. After a stint at VP Expeditionary Programs[...]
Manufacturing 2024: MANMEET S. BHATIA
Bhatia has held the position of president and CEO of TMEIC Corp. Americas, a regional subsidiary of the Japanese-owned Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp., since 2021. During his career at TMEIC, Bhatia has served as chief operating officer for the North American branch and held executive positions in Europe and[...]
Agriculture 2024: MATTHEW RYAN
In June, Rockingham-based Soli Organic made headlines when it opened what may be the world’s largest indoor organic farm in San Antonio, Texas, nurturing 200,000 herb plants a week in its 140,000-square-foot facility. It’s all in a day’s work for the high-tech, soil-based indoor vertical farming company that previously was[...]
Manufacturing 2024: ESTER CODINA
Codina started in her current position with Swedish company Alfa Laval after serving as senior vice president of its U.S. service and marine divisions. Since 2022, she has overseen North American operations for the company, a global manufacturer of heat transfer, separation and fluid-handling products, mainly for the energy, foo[...]
Media 2024: DOUG DAVIS
Davis stepped into the role of senior vice president and regional manager of Nexstar Media Group’s broadcasting division at the start of 2017, bringing more than two decades of experience with him. He oversees Nexstar stations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut and Rhode Island. P[...]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: ROMAINE SEGUIN
Good360 is creating the largest shared warehouse network in the disaster-recovery space so that it can better position supplies before disasters strike. Prepositioning materials and products in strategic locations allows the organization to quickly deploy aid when needed. Good360 has partnered with other nonprofits and corporati[...]
