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Real Estate 2023: EUGENE J. BREDOW
In March 2022, Bredow was appointed president and CEO of NVR after Paul C. Saville transitioned to executive chairman. Bredow has worked for NVR since 2004 and became president of NVR Mortgage in April 2019 after holding several executive positions in accounting and administration. Founded in 1980, NVR is one of the nation’s l[...]
Agriculture 2023: WAYNE F. PRYOR
Pryor was elected in November 2022 to his ninth two-year term as president of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “Advocating for Virginia’s farmers is extremely important to me,” says Pryor, who has a hay and grain farm in Goochland County. “We make up a relatively small portion of the overall population, but we are pr[...]
Real Estate 2023: BARBARA M. WOLCOTT
A five-decade Hampton Roads real estate veteran, Wolcott now leads a company created by the merger this March of Rose & Womble Realty and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty. The combined firm has more than 750 agents and the backing of Suffolk-based TowneBank, as well as being part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire H[...]
Government | Politics 2023: KELLY T. GEE
Editor’s note: Gee was appointed secretary of the commonwealth Aug. 29, after the Virginia 500 print deadline. She was selected for the 2023 Virginia 500 list based on her prior position as the Virginia Lottery’s executive director. Director of the state lottery since June 2022, Gee leads an agency that generated $3.75[...]
Health Care 2023: DR. MICHAEL McDERMOTT
Since 2015, McDermott has led the not-for-profit hospital system that includes two hospitals in Fredericksburg and Stafford County, three emergency departments and about 50 clinics and other outpatient facilities. It employs about 5,000 people, including 600 doctors. Generating $925 million in revenue in fiscal year 2022, Mary W[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: TOM WATSON
Watson became CEO of federal contractor Serco in September 2022, after four years as senior vice president of the British company’s North American defense business. He previously was general manager and senior vice president of SAIC’s Navy and Marine customer group and served six years in the Navy. Watson replaces former CEO[...]
Manufacturing 2023: SCOTT KEOGH
In 2022, Keogh left his position as president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America to serve as head of Scout Motors, the German automaker’s new electric truck and sport utility vehicle division. Scout is a revamp of the iconic Scout all-terrain vehicle brand produced by International Harvester in the 1960s and ’70s. In 202[...]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: CHRISTY S. COLEMAN
As head of the foundation administering two museums of early American history, Coleman is at the forefront of educators weaving a nuanced and inclusive story of American history. Coleman is the first woman and the first person of color to serve as executive director of the state agency that operates Jamestown Settlement and the [...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: GREG BARONI
Philanthropist, entrepreneur, sports team owner and tech executive Baroni co-founded McLean-based Attain LLC, a management, tech and compliance consulting firm, in 2009. The company split in 2021, selling its federal arm to Reston-based health care company Maximus for $430 million. Attain’s remaining education, nonprofit, heal[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: JIM KOONS
Koons owns and operates 20 auto franchises in the mid-Atlantic region, under the umbrella of the nation’s 13th largest used-vehicle dealership and Virginia’s biggest, according to Automotive News. Koons’ father, John, opened the first location in 1964 in Falls Church, and Jim Koons bought out his brother’s stake in the b[...]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: ARTHUR ‘BO’ FISHER III
Bo Fisher spoke of “the great loss of my father, partner, boss and best friend,” when his father, Art Fisher, died in 2004. Already serving as president of Fisher Auto Parts, the younger Fisher was unanimously elected to succeed his dad as CEO and chairman of the board. He also serves as chairman of Federated […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: ERIC TERRY
With four decades of hospitality experience, Terry has advocated for the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association’s 1,500-plus industry members since joining as president in 2014. During the pandemic, Terry led the VRLTA in persuading state legislators to allocate $250 million in federal stimulus funds for industr[...]
