Virginia Chamber CEO resigns after 4 months

Cathie J. Vick has resigned as president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce after only four months on the job.

The state chamber, Virginia’s largest business advocacy organization with more than 30,000 members, will launch a national search for Vick’s successor, it said in a news release Tuesday. Vick joined the Virginia Chamber in April and was announced as its new leader in January, following the retirement of Barry DuVal, the Richmond-based chamber’s leader since 2010.

Vick has resigned to pursue other opportunities, according to the chamber, and in her stead, the chamber’s board chair and vice chair, Linda Stanley and Jennifer Siciliano, will lead the organization temporarily.

DuVal will continue as a senior consultant to the board through the end of the year as well.

Vick was previously vice president of corporate and government affairs at Transurban, one of the world’s largest operators and developers of toll roads, and she was the Port of Virginia’s chief development and public affairs officer for a decade. She also was a Virginia Chamber board member and served on its Blueprint Virginia executive committee, which produced Blueprint Virginia 2030, a long-term economic development plan for the state.

A Virginia Chamber spokesperson said it had no comment beyond the announcement, which thanked Vick for her work. Vick did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Tuesday.