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Transportation 2025: CRUTCHFIELD, RANDALL
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, COLONNA’S SHIPYARD, NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Transportation 2025: CRUTCHFIELD, RANDALL
CHAIRMAN AND CEO, COLONNA’S SHIPYARD, NORFOLK
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Crutchfield has been chairman and CEO of Colonna’s Shipyard — one of the nation’s largest private shipyards — since January 2024, succeeding Tom Godfrey, who retired at the end of 2023 after leading the company for decades.
Founded in 1875 and headquartered in Norfolk, Colonna’s provides ship repair, marine and industrial machining, and steel fabrication. Celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, Colonna’s today employs more than 700 people and operates three dry docks and a 1,000-metric-ton travel lift. It also supplies on-site welding services and has expanded its reach to San Diego and Kentucky.
Before becoming CEO, Crutchfield served as chief operating officer and vice president of industrial operations.
He has a bachelor’s degree in international trade and development from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Regent University. Crutchfield serves on the boards of the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. He’s also a member of the St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children Home and Foundation boards.
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