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Virginia500 2024

Aug 29, 2024

Energy 2024: DIANE LEOPOLD

Since joining Dominion as a power station engineer in 1995, Leopold has risen through the ranks to become one of the utility’s C-suite leaders. In her role, Leopold is responsible for the company’s operating segments, functions and contracted assets, including the Fortune 500 utility’s branches in Virginia and South Caroli[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Agriculture 2024: DAVID GUM

National Fruit Product Co., which sells apple products east of the Mississippi mostly under the White House Foods label, has been family owned since 1908. Gum started working at the company in 1981 at age 20 in an entry-level accounting position. He purchased it from its founding family in 2006. The Gum family also owns [&hellip[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Education 2024: REAR ADM. WILLIAM G. KELLY (U.S. COAST GUARD, RET.)

After nearly four decades of service in the U.S. Coast Guard, Kelly became the sixth president of CNU in July 2023. Founded in 1960 as Christopher Newport College, a two-year branch of William & Mary, CNU is now a four-year public university that enrolls some 5,000 students in the liberal arts and sciences. Kelly previously [...]

Aug 29, 2024

Professional Services 2024: HORACIO D. ROZANSKI

Born in Argentina, Rozanski joined Fortune 500 global management, technology, engineering and consulting firm Booz Allen in 1991 as an intern in Buenos Aires. In 2015, Rozanski was named president and CEO after holding other leadership positions, including chief operating officer, chief strategy and talent officer, and chief per[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: TOM ARSENEAULT

As president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. arm of British defense giant BAE Systems PLC, Arseneault has overseen developments such as the $5.55 billion acquisition in February of Colorado-based Ball Aerospace. In 2023, BAE Systems Inc. reported $13.6 billion in revenue; it employs 41,000 workers worldwide, including 5,20[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Government | Politics 2024: MARK WARNER

Virginia’s Democratic senior senator, Warner is particularly known for chairing the Senate’s Select Committee on Intelligence — and, thanks to a viral pandemic-era video, for making a tuna melt that has been variously described as “cursed” and “an atrocity.” The co-founder of Nextel and Capital Cellular, with an es[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: LAURA K. IPSEN

After 25 years in Silicon Valley working as an executive for Oracle, Microsoft and Cisco Systems, Ipsen was hired to lead higher education tech company Ellucian in 2017. With 3,800 employees worldwide — including 230 in Virginia — Ellucian boasts an annual revenue approaching $1 billion. In October 2023, Ellucian announced a[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Manufacturing 2024: DAVID LEDESMA

Ledesma became the plant manager of DuPont’s Spruance site in 2021 after serving in the same role at its Buffalo, New York, facility. Built in 1929, DuPont’s Spruance site is the largest of the company’s manufacturing facilities worldwide; it has more than 2,000 employees and produces Tyvek, Nomex and Kevlar. In May, DuPon[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Real Estate 2024: JULIAN G. FRANCIS

Francis joined Beacon Roofing Supply, a Fortune 500 distributor of roofing material, as president and CEO in 2019. Founded in 1928, Beacon is a distributor of building products, including roofing materials and complementary products, such as siding and waterproofing. It has approximately 8,000 employees and operates in all 50 st[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: ADAM RIDDLE

In April 2023, Riddle was named chairman and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and president of its defense division. Riddle has more than a decade of experience under his belt with the British aerospace, defense and engineering company. Most recently, Riddle headed up Rolls-Royce’s global services division, which accounts for [...]

Aug 29, 2024

Hospitality | Tourism 2024: 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. In February, Terry applauded the Virginia General Assembly for passing industry-supported legislation to legalize restaurants serving t[...]

Aug 29, 2024

Health Care 2024: DR. DAVID S. JEVSEVAR

In 2022, Jevsevar became CEO of OrthoVirginia, the largest independent orthopedic practice in the state with 150-plus orthopedic specialists across more than 35 locations in Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads. An orthopedic surgeon with more than three decades of experience, Jevsevar spe[...]

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