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HAMPTON ROADS
Christopher Abel, elected chairman of the York County Planning Commission. He is a partner with the law firm Troutman Sanders LLP in Norfolk. (News release)
G. Robert Aston Jr., president and CEO of TowneBank; Colin G. Campbell, president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; James Church, president of Freedom Automotive; Kim Maloney, president of Williamsburg Pottery; and John R. Lawson II, president and CEO of construction company W.M. Jordan, named to the Fort Monroe Authority to oversee its transition from an Army base to state control. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Larry Curfiss, named a business consultant for state business, StarChase LLC, Virginia Beach. He is president and CEO of CASC-LLC. (News release)
Ernie Gates, editor and vice president of the Daily Press, Newport News, has stepped down. He will remain with the paper through a reorganization of its newsroom management. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Joseph W. Prueher and John W. Snow, named to the board of directors, Amerigroup Corp., Virginia Beach. Prueher, a former Navy admiral, is a professor at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Snow is a former Treasury secretary and former CEO of CSX Corp. (PRNewswire)
Ken Wren Jr., named to Bank Investment Consultant Magazine’s list of top bank brokerage program managers for the third year in a row. Wren is president of TowneBank’s Towne Investment Group. (News release)
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Edmund Giles, named town manager, Chatham. Giles retired in April after serving 36 years with the Virginia Department of Transportation. (Star-Tribune)
Cathy W. Liles, named principal, Goodman & Co., Danville. Also Linda M. Harlow was named manager of the Danville office. (Danville Register & Bee)
Cherie Epperson Sibley, named COO, Danville Regional Medical Center. Sibley was COO of Vaughan Regional Medical Center, Selma, Ala. (Danville Register & Bee)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Ronald J. Boothe, named to the Virginia Board of Housing and Community Development. Boothe is vice president of construction and general manager, Boone Homes Inc., Roanoke. (News release)
Stephan Cassaday, Milton Johns and Wendy Tepper, named to the board of visitors, Radford University. Cassady, of Great Falls, is president of Cassaday & Co. Johns, of Gainesville, is a partner with the law firm Day and Johns. Tepper, of Forest, is a member of the board of directors of Delta Star. (The Roanoke Times)
Gail Cook DeVilbiss, named city attorney, Radford. DeVilbiss has represented the Radford Industrial Development Authority, as well as other municipalities, in the past. (The Roanoke Times)
G. Lyn Hayth III, named CEO, Bank of Botetourt, Daleville. Also George Honts IV, named senior vice president. (The Roanoke Times)
Pam Cabalka, Olin Melchionna and Dale Sarjeant, named to the board of trustees, Roanoke College, Salem. Cabalka is president and CEO of Schaper Inc. in Edina, Minn. Melchionna is an attorney with Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC in Roanoke. Sarjeant is territory manager for A-Dec Inc. in Charlotte, N.C. (News release)
Kent Murphy resigned as CEO, Luna Innovations Inc., Roanoke. Murphy, the company’s founder, will remain on the board and serve as a consultant. Chief financial officer Dale Messick took on the additional role of interim president and chief operating officer while the company searches for a new CEO. (The Roanoke Times)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
David Harrison, named to the board of the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance. Harrison is president of Mundy Quarries of Broadway. (Daily News-Record)
Anne Lewis, named assistant city manager, Harrisonburg. Lewis had been assistant city manager of Winchester since 2006. (Daily News-Record)
Aaron Lorson, named executive vice president, Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater. Lorson had been vice president of flight operations. (Daily News-Record)
Jimmy Russell, named to the board of the Virginia Manufacturers and Modular Housing Association. He is president of VBS Mortgage, Harrisonburg. (Daily News-Record)
Allen Showalter, named chairman of the Buck Rogers National Photofinishers Group trade association. Showalter is owner of Showalter Imaging Group Inc., Harrisonburg. (Daily News-Record)
Roy D. Turner, named chairman of the Nursing Home Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice. Turner is founder of the Bridgewater law firm Roy D. Turner PLLC. (Daily News-Record)
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Richard J. Freer, named CEO, Commonwealth Biotechnologies Inc., Richmond. He is a founding officer of CBI and was COO. (Business Wire)
David C. Freinberg, named CEO, LeClairRyan, Richmond, effective by fall 2012. Freinberg heads the firm’s Newark, N.J., office and will be based there. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Beth Godlin, named managing director, Mondial Assistance USA, Richmond. She was executive vice president. (Business Wire)
Robert B. Holland III, of Dallas, and Linda J. Welty, of Greensboro, Ga., named directors, Massey Energy Company, Richmond. Named as vice presidents were Andrew Hampton, Roger Hendriksen, and Jason Whitehead. (PRNewswire)
Charles Kilpatrick, named chief deputy commissioner, Virginia Department of Transportation. He was vice president of construction for Silver Cos. (Free Lance-Star)
Michael D. Williams, named director of wealth management, StellarOne Corp., Richmond. He was president of the wealth management unit of Union First Market Bankshares. (News release)
James Dunn received a Life Member award from the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. Dunn is former president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Chamber. (News release)
Konstantinos N. “Gus” Kappatos received the 2010 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives. He has been a senior manager at Old Dominion Electric Cooperative for more than 20 years. (News release)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Rick Biben, named CEO and president, Gibbs & Cox Inc., Arlington. He succeeds Kevin Moak, who remains on the board as chairman. (Business Wire)
E. Thomas Blalock II, named senior vice president, commercial lending, Virginia Commerce Bank, Fredericksburg. He held a commercial banking post with Union First Market Bank. (Business Wire)
Charles C. “Chris” Brockett, named COO, Virginia Heritage Bank, Fairfax. Brockett retained his duties as CFO. (Business Wire)
L. Kevin Cox and Jeffrey R. Tarr, named to the board of directors, The Corporate Executive Board Co., Arlington. Cox is executive vice president of human resources at American Express, and Tarr is president and COO at HIS Inc. The board accepted the resignation of David. W. Kenny, a director since 1999. (Business Wire)
Jim Cuff, Tony Moraco and Deborah Lee James, named executive vice presidents, SAIC Inc., McLean. In addition, Paul E. Levi was named senior vice president. (PRNewswire)
Mark Edwards, named CEO for the Americas, Asia Pacific and Japan, Software AG, Reston. He was COO for business units in the Americas and Europe. (Business Wire)
Sidney E. Fuchs, named to the Global Strategies Council of the Southern Growth Policies Board. Fuchs is executive vice president and COO of ATS Corp., McLean. (PRNewswire)
David W. Zolet, named president of business development for the North American Public Sector, CSC Inc., Falls Church. He has over 20 years of corporate experience. (Business Wire)
Alex P. Hart, named president and CEO, Tier Technologies Inc., Reston. He succeeds Charles W. Berger who remains on the board of directors. (Business Wire)
Karen Hedelt, named director of economic development and tourism, Fredericksburg. She had served as interim director since 2008. (Free Lance-Star)
J.R. Hughes, named senior vice president, The Winkenwerder Co., Alexandria. Hughes has held a number of positions in the health-care technology sector. (Business Wire)
Joseph Squeri, named CFO, Comstock Homebuilding Cos. Inc., Reston. He held the same position with Federal Realty Investment Trust. (Washington Business Journal)
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