Virginia Business announces 2024 Va. CFO Awards winners

Virginia Business recognized some of the state’s top chief financial officers from nonprofits and businesses across the commonwealth Thursday at its 2024 Virginia CFO Awards ceremony.

This year’s Virginia CFO Awards black-tie banquet — the largest annual gathering of CFOs in Virginia — was held at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond.

“Being nominated for these awards is no small achievement,” Virginia Business President and Publisher Bernie Niemeier said during the awards ceremony. “All nominees are winners in their own right, helping to lead their companies to excellence around the commonwealth and in some cases the nation and globally.”

Nineteen CFOs from around the commonwealth were nominated in three award categories, representing a variety of nonprofits, government agencies and for-profit businesses, public and private. Organizations represented included universities, health care systems, construction firms. law firms and manufacturers.

Winners and finalists for the magazine’s 18th annual Virginia CFO Awards were:

• 2024 NONPROFIT/GOVERNMENT VIRGINIA CFO OF THE YEAR: John Zabrowski III – VHC Health; Finalists: Jackson Green – Goodwill Industries of the Valleys; Heather Hardiman – Tidewater Community College; Courtney Jarrett – Shenandoah University; Juanita Parks – Williamsburg Landing
• 2024 SMALL COMPANY VIRGINIA CFO OF THE YEAR: Joel Flax – Cohen Investment Group; Finalists: Anna Amirsoltani – Cassaday & Company Inc.; BJ Brown – The Law Office of Craig A Brown; Colleen Murphy – Walsh Electric; Chris Plyler – Credit Control Corp.
• 2024 LARGE COMPANY VIRGINIA CFO OF THE YEAR: Sean Daily – CAES; Finalists: Matt Greiner – Weidmuller USA; Barbara Holcomb – Sentry Equipment and Erectors; Paul Huckfeldt – Hooker Furnishings; Angie Loew – Breeden Construction; Holly Powell – Carpenter; Chip Thomas – Marsh McLennan Agency; Bob Wills, The Branch Group; Dale Young – RecruitMilitary

The three winners will be profiled in the August 2024 issue of Virginia Business.