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Agriculture 2024: MATTHEW RYAN
In June, Rockingham-based Soli Organic made headlines when it opened what may be the world’s largest indoor organic farm in San Antonio, Texas, nurturing 200,000 herb plants a week in its 140,000-square-foot facility. It’s all in a day’s work for the high-tech, soil-based indoor vertical farming company that previously was[...]
Media 2024: MICHAEL STEIB
Steib succeeded David Lougee, who retired Aug. 12, as president and CEO, as well as a board member, of the nation’s largest owner of NBC-affiliate TV stations. Under Lougee’s tenure, New York-based hedge fund Standard General’s $5.4 billion bid to acquire Tegna in May 2023 was terminated. Steib, a University of Pennsylvani[...]
Banking | Finance 2024: G. ROBERT ASTON JR.
In May, hundreds gathered at the Virginia Beach Convention Center to celebrate the 25th anniversary of TowneBank. Back in 1998, Aston and friends famously launched the bank from his garage. By April of the following year, TowneBank opened three offices with the support of 4,000 founding shareholders. Today, TowneBank operate[...]
Nonprofits | Philanthropy 2024: ROMAINE SEGUIN
Good360 is creating the largest shared warehouse network in the disaster-recovery space so that it can better position supplies before disasters strike. Prepositioning materials and products in strategic locations allows the organization to quickly deploy aid when needed. Good360 has partnered with other nonprofits and corporati[...]
Manufacturing 2024: ESTER CODINA
Codina started in her current position with Swedish company Alfa Laval after serving as senior vice president of its U.S. service and marine divisions. Since 2022, she has overseen North American operations for the company, a global manufacturer of heat transfer, separation and fluid-handling products, mainly for the energy, foo[...]
Media 2024: DOUG DAVIS
Davis stepped into the role of senior vice president and regional manager of Nexstar Media Group’s broadcasting division at the start of 2017, bringing more than two decades of experience with him. He oversees Nexstar stations in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, Connecticut and Rhode Island. P[...]
Manufacturing 2024: ANTHONY ‘TONY’ ROBINSON
Robinson took over in early August as the head of Framatome Inc., the Lynchburg-based North American subsidiary of the French nuclear equipment, services and fuel producer. A former executive for Framatome and BWX Technologies, Robinson replaced Katherine Williams, who became CEO in 2023 and retired this year after 20 years wit[...]
Agriculture 2024: GEORGE C. FREEMAN III
Universal Corp.’s CEO since 2008 and president since 2006, Freeman is a Richmond native at the helm of the world’s largest supplier of tobacco leaf. Freeman previously served as the corporation’s general counsel and secretary from 2001 to 2005; before, he worked at law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth (then Hunton & Williams)[...]
Telecommunications 2024: ED MORCHE
Morche, a 30-year telecommunications industry veteran, joined GTT in October 2023 after serving as president of Lumen Technologies’ North American Enterprise and Public Sector business. He worked at CenturyLink, which rebranded as Lumen in 2020, and Level 3 Communications, leading the consolidation of multiple commercial and t[...]
Real Estate 2024: KYLE M. SCHOPPMANN
With more than 20 years of experience in commercial real estate sales strategy, training and professional development, Schoppmann leads six offices in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., with more than 130,000 employees. Schoppmann joined CBRE in 2007 as managing director of brokerage services in New York City, and in 2020,[...]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: WILLIAM J. ‘BILL’ LYNN III
Following the completion of an all-stock merger with Israel-based radar company Rada Electronic Industries in November 2022, defense contractor Leonardo DRS went public, with Lynn ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq. Leonardo DRS’ parent company, Italian defense contractor Leonardo SpA, retains 80.5% ownership of the $3 bil[...]
Manufacturing 2024: JEREMY R. HOFF
Hoff joined Hooker Furniture in 2017. He served consecutive terms as president of the upholstery, case goods and legacy brands divisions before being named its first nonfamily CEO in 2021, the same year the company rebranded as Hooker Furnishings. Celebrating its century mark this year, Hooker Furnishings has upholstery manufact[...]
