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Health Care 2023: MARY N. MANNIX
A surgical ICU nurse at the start of her career, Mannix manages a staff of about 2,500 at Augusta Health, one of the largest employers in the Shenandoah Valley. The health system includes the main Fishersville hospital campus and 18 urgent care and family practices and other outpatient facilities. Last year, the system opened a [...]
Manufacturing 2023: ROBERT H. SPILMAN JR.
Spilman, who has been CEO of home furniture manufacturer and seller Bassett Furniture since 2000, said in March that the company has fulfilled a large backlog of orders and subsequent supply chain disruptions created during the pandemic. In the second quarter, consolidated revenue declined by 22% compared with last year, althoug[...]
Law 2023: DAVID C. BURTON
Burton’s practice centers on corporate, labor, employment and immigration law, while he also manages his firm’s Hampton Roads offices. The itch to enter law began with his family. “My father was a journalist with Richmond Newspapers Inc.,” says Burton, who earned his law degree from the University of Richmond. “He was [...]
Education 2023: TROY D. PAINO
It’s been a big year for Paino and the public liberal arts university he oversees. In March, UMW received the largest financial gift in its 115-year history — a $30 million bequest from a 1959 alumna to support undergraduate research and scholarships. The month before, Paino received the National Association of Student Perso[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: TRAVIS HILL
Hill presides over Virginia ABC, a state agency that produced $1.4 billion in 2022 revenue, with $622.8 million going to the state general fund. Before becoming CEO in 2018, Hill served four years as the agency’s chief operating officer and previously was a state deputy secretary of agriculture and forestry. In June, reports e[...]
Professional Services 2023: JEREMY BLANK
Blank has worked at Big Four global accounting firm Deloitte since 1995, moving from a tax practice partner at the accounting firm to his current market leader position in January 2022. His expertise includes tax research and analysis, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, tax technology and compliance. In fiscal year 2022, De[...]
Economic Development 2023: TELLY TUCKER
A graduate of James Madison University, Tucker previously was director of Arlington Economic Development, and also served five years as director of economic development for Danville, before returning to Southern Virginia in May 2022 to head up IALR, a regional hub for advanced manufacturing training initiatives and economic deve[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: ELIZABETH ‘LIZA’ MYERS BORCHES
Founded in 1924 by Borches’ great-grandfather, Carter Myers Automotive is Virginia’s fifth largest car sales group; it garnered $933 million in revenue during fiscal year 2022 and employs more than 1,000 people in Virginia. Since 2012, when Borches became CEO, CMA has grown to 23 dealerships. In September 2022, the company p[...]
Economic Development 2023: JONATHAN S. BELCHER
In addition to leading the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority, Belcher has also headed up the Virginia Coalfields Expressway Authority since 2020. This year, the Virginia Department of Transportation received $7 million from the federal government, which the expressway authority will use to widen a 2-mile stretch [...]
Law 2023: THE HON. MARK STEVEN DAVIS
Davis’ connection to the sea goes back to his specialty in maritime law in private practice, previously representing the company that won salvage rights to the Titanic. Davis joined McGuireWoods in 1989, became partner in 1996 and left in 1998 to join Carr & Porter. From 2003 to 2008, he served as a Portsmouth Circuit [&he[...]
Telecommunications 2023: ERNEST ‘ERNIE’ ORTEGA
Ortega began 2023 by announcing GTT had completed its financial restructuring and was marking “the beginning of an important new chapter” as a “customer-focused managed services provider.” Two weeks later, he revealed the company’s new marketing tagline, “Making exceptional possible.” In 2021, the global provider[...]
Finance | Insurance 2023: MARY McDUFFIE
This year marks the 90th birthday of Navy Federal, the world’s largest credit union. As a leader focused on helping others thrive, McDuffie sees this milestone as an occasion to celebrate the credit union’s dedication to its members, writing on LinkedIn, “I’m thankful every day to be part of an organization that puts its[...]
