Tim Bennett, president,
Cyber Security Industry Alliance, Arlington . Bennett
previously served as COO and executive vice president
of the American Electronics Association. (News release)
Sara Benton, COO, Hedgepeth Transport
LLC, Chester . A 15-year veteran of the transportation
business, Benton was previously director of operations
for the company. (News
release)
James R. Black,
CFO, Citizens Community Bank, South Hill. Black
previously held positions with the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond and First Liberty National Bank
in Washington , D.C. (News
release)
Robert G. Boyle, partner, Hirschler Fleischer,
Richmond . Boyle is a member of the real estate
section and focuses his practice on commercial real estate
acquisitions and development. (News release)
Julia Ciarlo Hammond, state director, National Federation of Independent
Business, Richmond . Hammond was
previously director of government relations for the
Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association. (News release)
Drew Holtzman, senior vice president, Paragon Commercial Bank, Richmond . Holtzman was
previously a vice president at Hourigan Construction
Corp. He wil focus on commercial real estate accounts
in Richmond . (News release)
Keith Ireland, partner, BCF, Virginia Beach . Ireland
, a vice president, has been with the firm for four years
and directed creative strategies and rebranding for
the Virginia Beach convention center, the Virginia Marine
Science Museum and Fredericksburg tourism. (News
release)
Debra A. Janssen, director, Online Resources
Corp., Chantilly . Janssen has previously served
as president of First Data Debit Services and president
and CEO of eFunds Corp. (Business Wire)
Guy S. Johnson, executive vice
president, Cardinal Bank. Johnson joined Cardinal Financial
Corp. in 2004 as senior vice president and head of retail
banking. He will continue to oversee the call center,
training and retail banking centers. (Business Wire)
Jill Kanin-Lovers, director, BearingPoint
Inc., McLean. Kanin-Lovers has held
senior human resource positions at Avon Products Inc.,
IBM, and American Express Company. (Business Wire)
Gary Kazmer, president,
AB&C Group,
Reston. Kazmer previously held senior positions
for direct marketers QVC and ShopNBC. (News
release)
Terry Keffer, director, The Branch Group Inc., Roanoke . Keffer has
been with Branch Gro0up for 10 years and is vice president
of human resources and co-trustee of the employee stock
ownership plan. (News release)
Gerard C.”Jerry” Kent,
senior vice president, TowneBank, Portsmouth .
Kent holds a position in the TowneBank’s private
banking group in Portsmouth . He has 18 years of experience
in banking (News release)
Margaret K. Lane , senior vice president,
TowneBank, Portsmouth . Lane was most recently
a vice president and branch manager. She has 28 years
of experience in banking. (News release)
David S. Lionberger, partner, Hirschler Fleischer,
Richmond . Lionberger is a member of the
business section where his practice focuses on taxation,
trusts and estates and intellectual property. (News
release)
Andrew M. Lohmann, partner, Hirschler Fleischer,
Richmond . Lohmann is a member of the business
section. His practice focuses on the needs of closely-held
businesses. (News release)
Kathryn B. McQuade, executive vice president
and COO, Canadian Pacific Railway. McQuade sits
on the board of directors of Shenandoah Life Insurance
Company of Roanoke . She was previously executive vice
president, planning and chief information officer for
Norfolk Southern Corp. (News
release)
Woody Mewborn, president, commercial division,
Robbins-Gioia LLC. Mewborn was previously
acting vice president for SunFederal sales at
Sun Microsystems. (News release)
Carrie Hallberg O’Malley, partner
Hirschler Fleischer, Fredericksburg . O’Malley
is a member of the real estate section and focuses on
real estate contract negotiations, commercial leasing,
complex title insurance underwriting. (News release)
Elwyn G. Murray III, executive
vice president, merchandising, supply chain and technology,
Advance Auto Parts Inc., Roanoke . Murray joined Advance
Auto as executive vice president, administration in 2005. (News
release)
Daniel H. Oelrich, president
and CEO of ClearPoint Financial Solutions Inc.,
Richmond , announced plans to retire on May 1, 2008.
Olerich served on ClearPoint’s board
for several yeas before becoming president in 1998 following
his retirement from Signet Bank. (News release)
David L. Owen, president, Boone Homes Inc., Richmond
. Owen joined the firm in 2001 and was previously
vice president and COO. (News
release)
Jacinthe Pare, partner,
BCF, Virginia Beach . Pare, an account group director,
has been with the agency for 10 years. (News release)
Brian C. Powell, partner,
Wilcox
&
Savage , Virginia Beach. Powell was previously a partner
with Williams Mullen. His practice focuses on general
business matters. (News release)
C. Kirk Read, president, Interactive Media Division,
Media General, Richmond . Read joined the company
in 1995 and helped create TBO.com, its first converged
Web operation. Most recently he was regional publisher
of Media General’s Northern Virginia community
newspapers. (News
release)
Madelyn H. Reass, senior
vice president, TowneBank , Virginia Beach. Reass has
20 years experience in banking and is an officer in TowneBank’s private
banking group. (News release)
Michael Ricks, president, Furniture Classics
Limited, Norfolk . Ricks joined Furniture
Classics in 2002. He previously practiced law with the
firm of Kellam, Pickrell, Cox and Tayloe. (News
release)
Neil L. Rose, partner,
Wilcox
&
Savage , Virginia Beach. Rose was formerly a partner
with Wolcott Rivers Gates. His practice focuses on estate
planning, joint ventures and taxation. (News release)
Jon S. Saltzman, director, Max Specialty
Insurance Company, Richmond . Saltzman is
former president and CEO ofo Penn-America Group
Inc. (Business Wire)
Pam K. Saylors, group
senior vice president for national title operations for
commercial services, LandAmerica Financial Group Inc.
Saylors has been with LandAmerica for 29 years.
She was most recently national senior vice president
of commercial services. (News
release)
Kenneth T. Seeger, senior vice president and
president of community development and land management
group, MeadWestvaco, Richmond . Seeger has worked
in real estate for 30 years and was previously founder
and president of The Presidio Group LLC of San Francisco. (News
release)
Allan R. Shure, CFO, Artel Inc.,
Reston . Shure was previously executive
vice president and CFO for Nestar-1. He was the Greater
Washington Area Technology Council’s Private Company
CFO of the Year in 2005. (News release)
Deborah K. Stearns, president
of Virginia and Washington , D.C. region, GVA Advantis,
Norfolk . Stearns joined Advantis in 1975 and
has held a number of executive positions. She was most
recently managing director of the Greater Virginia region. (News release)
G. Wilson Thomas II, senior
vice president and city executive, Gateway Bank & Trust
Co., Norfolk. Thomas has 25 years experience in banking
and will focus on commercial business development. (News release)
Greg Ward, partner, BCF, Virginia Beach . Ward,
an account group director, has been with the agency for
10 years. (News release)
David B. Zoffer, senior
vice president, litigation counsel, LandAmerica Financial
Group Inc., Richmond . Zoffer has practiced law
for 35 years and was previously a partner in The Zoffer Firm
in Chapel Hill , N.C. (News
release)