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Virginia 500
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the third annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2022-23 Power List. Read more about how we assembled the Virginia 500 from our editor. And see a note from our publisher about the power of leade[...]
2022 Virginia 500: Federal Contractors | Technology
CRAIG P. ABOD PRESIDENT, CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP., RESTON REGGIE AGGARWAL FOUNDER AND CEO, CVENT HOLDING CORP., McLEAN MAHFUZ AHMED CHAIRMAN, CEO AND PRINCIPAL FOUNDER, DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS LLC (DISYS), McLEAN RYAN ANGOLD CEO, ADS INC., VIRGINIA BEACH TOM ARSENEAULT PRESIDENT AND CEO, BAE SYSTEMS INC., FALLS CHURCH […][...]
2022 Virginia 500: Economic Development
TAYLOR V. ADAMS DEPUTY CITY MANAGER & DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, VIRGINIA BEACH JONATHAN BELCHER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL COUNSEL, VIRGINIA COALFIELD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA COALFIELDS EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY, LEBANON CORRIE BOBE DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, DANVILLE JARED CHALK CHIEF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HAMPTON ROADS [...]
Arts/Entertainment/Sports: DAN SNYDER
The notorious co-owner of the Washington Commanders has had a rough two years, coming under NFL and congressional scrutiny for the team’s allegedly “toxic workplace culture,” including accusations of sexual harassment by Snyder himself. After becoming majority owner of the NFL team in 1999, Snyder last year became its [...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: MARK P. MARRON
Marron joined ePlus Inc. in 2005 as senior vice president of sales after spending four years at NetIQ, where he served as senior vice president of worldwide sales and services. He became ePlus’ chief operating officer in 2010, rising to president and CEO six years later. Marron joined ePlus’ board in 2018. Founded in[...]
Finance/Insurance: JOSEPH W. ‘JOE’ MONTGOMERY
Montgomery is crazy for football. “I think it’s one of the best sports around because of the uniqueness of the camaraderie, the teammates, the working together,” says the former All-American William & Mary football team co-captain who played center under coach Lou Holtz. Montgomery was invited to the Philadelphia E[...]
Nonprofits/Philanthropy: CHARLES D. ‘CHUCK’ HENDERSON
Henderson says the American Diabetes Association needs to continue to double down on addressing health disparities and systemic inequities for people living with diabetes. “This is such an important area of improvement that has the potential to change millions of lives for the better in our country,” says Henderson, who was [...]
Retail/Wholesale: POUL WEIHRAUCH
In September, Weihrauch takes over as CEO of Mars Inc., the privately held global candy and pet food manufacturer known for brands like M&Ms. Formerly global president for Mars Petcare, the company’s pet food manufacturing and veterinary care division, Weihrauch has big shoes to fill. During the eight-year tenure of hi[...]
Retail/Wholesale: MICHAL LAGUNIONEK
A native of Poland, Lagunionek has maintained a low profile since moving to the United States to start work in June 2021 as president and CEO of Lidl US, the U.S. arm of the German discount grocery chain. Even when headlines broke that Lidl US had named its fourth leader since the German discounter established […]
Transportation: PERRY J. MILLER
Being the first Black person to lead any organization comes with “immeasurable pressure and challenges,” Miller says. Since 2019, he has led the Capital Region Airport Commission, which has 164 employees and projects $51.9 million in fiscal 2022 revenue. Under Miller’s leadership, Richmond International Airport has com[...]
2022 Virginia 500: Arts | Entertainment | Sports
TONY BENNETT DEAN AND MARKEL FAMILIES MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH, VIRGINIA CAVALIERS MEN’S BASKETBALL, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, CHARLOTTESVILLE BRIDGETTE C. BYWATER VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, KINGS DOMINION/ CEDAR FAIR ENTERTAINMENT CO., DOSWELL CLAY CAMPBELL PRESIDENT, MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY; PRESIDENT, MID-ATLANTIC REGION, NASCAR, MARTINSVILLE CORAN CAPSHAW F[...]
Manufacturing: NEIL D. WILKIN JR.
Wilkin joined Optical Cable Corp. in 2001 as chief financial officer and senior vice president and became its chairman and CEO in 2003. Wilkin, who holds undergraduate, MBA and law degrees from the University of Virginia, started out as an attorney at McGuireWoods LLP and Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he concentrated on merger[...]
