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Virginia 500

Aug 30, 2023

Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: ADAM RIDDLE

Riddle was named chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and president of its defense division in April, succeeding Thomas Bell, who left to become CEO of Leidos Holdings. Riddle has worked for the British aero-engineering company’s defense branch for more than a decade. He most recently headed up its global services ope[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Finance | Insurance 2023: SHANE McLAUGHLIN

McLaughlin has been at Wells Fargo for more than 12 years, including six as the bank’s region bank president for Northern Virginia. A Virginia Tech graduate, McLaughlin joined Wachovia as a licensed financial specialist in 2004 and became a Wells Fargo employee when that bank acquired Wachovia in 2008. In 2011, McLaughlin was [...]

Aug 30, 2023

Manufacturing 2023: FREDRIK HÖGBERG

A Sweden native, Högberg became president of Volvo Penta North America last year and is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of the company’s operations throughout the continent, covering both the marine and industrial markets. Sharing the name of the vehicle manufacturer, Volvo Penta is a supplier of engines[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Professional Services | Accounting | Advertising | Consulting 2023: JACOB BLONDIN

Blondin leads competitive retail pricing data provider RetailData, as well as its parent company, RD Holdings, and Intrics, a sister retail intelligence and consulting firm that Blondin launched in 2021. He was appointed CEO in 2020 after seven years with RetailData, previously serving as chief operating officer and vice preside[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Professional Services 2023: ALISON ROGISH

Rogish became the first woman to lead the Big Four accounting firm Deloitte’s Central Virginia market in 2021. A Cornell University and Columbia University alumna, she joined Deloitte in 1998 and has worked as a client relationship executive, strategic relationship manager, managing director and business analyst. Deloitte empl[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Law 2023: THE HON. MICHAEL URBANSKI 

Born in Italy, Urbanski received his bachelor’s degree from William & Mary and his law degree from the University of Virginia. He started his legal career in 1981, clerking for Judge James Clinton Turk of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. From 1982 to 1984, he worked in Vinson & Elkins’ [&[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: STEPHEN BALLARD

Ballard’s construction career goes back nearly 40 years. He has served as a project manager, superintendent, estimator, carpenter and laborer. Today, he oversees all construction operations and corporate functions for his company, including strategic planning, project management, estimating, business development, corporate com[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: RONALD J. LAUSTER JR.

Lauster joined W.M. Jordan in 1997 and became its president in 2018. He has managed notable projects such as the Ferguson Center for the Arts at Christopher Newport University and the restoration of the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. An Old Dominion University alumnus, Lauster also graduated Harvard Business School�[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: MILES LEON

As S.L. Nusbaum’s chief executive, Leon holds significant responsibilities for overseeing all company operations and driving new business development for the 117-year-old Nusbaum, which manages more than 30,000 apartment units throughout the mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. Leon co-founded First Commercial Real Estate[...]

Aug 30, 2023

Real Estate 2023: T. RICHARD LITTON JR.

Litton is responsible for day-to-day operations at Harbor Group International, a 38-year-old real estate investment and management firm with 1,500 employees and $20 billion in real estate investments throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. One of its most famous properties is the Eero Saarinen-designed CBS Building [...]

Aug 30, 2023

2023 Virginia 500: Energy

Edward H. “Ed” Baine PRESIDENT, DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA, RICHMOND     Robert M. “Bob” Blue CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT and CEO, DOMINION ENERGY, RICHMOND     Robert Duvall PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS, VIRGINIA BEACH     Andrés Gluski PRESIDENT AND CEO, AES, ARLINGTON COUNTY     John D. Hewa PRESIDENT AND CEO, RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, FREDERICKSBURG   […][...]

Aug 30, 2023

Hospitality | Tourism 2023: JUSTIN G. KNIGHT

As CEO of Apple Hospitality, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, Knight oversees about 220 hotels, mainly Hilton and Marriott brands, in 37 states. He took over from his father, founder Glade Knight, in 2014. The elder Knight serves as executive chairman of the 16-year-old REIT. For fiscal year 2022, Apple reported a[...]

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