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Steven M. Belote, named president and CEO of Shore Bank, Onley. He was CFO of the bank, which was acquired by Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. last year. (News release)
E. Neal Crawford, named president of Monarch Bank, Chesapeake. Crawford was Norfolk regional president. (News release)
F. Hunter Creech III, named CFO, Branscome Inc., Williamsburg. He was vice president of finance for the highway and general contracting company. (News release)
John A.B. “Andy” Davies, named president, CEO and director, Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc., Norfolk. He also will serve as CEO of the Bank of Hampton Roads. Davies formed The Marathon Organization in 2004, a management consulting company. (News release)
James R. Ferber, named president of the Real Estate and Construction Group for Monarch Bank, Chesapeake. He was executive vice president of the real estate group. (News release)
Christopher Leahy, named vice president for finance and administration, The Mariners’ Museum, Newport News. He has worked in financial positions with the Army, Calibre Systems Inc. and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. (News release)
William F. Rountree Jr., named president and CEO, Monarch Financial Holdings Inc., Chesapeake. He was founding president and CEO of Monarch Bank. (News release)
Brad E. Schwartz, named CEO, Monarch Bank, Chesapeake. Schwartz was the bank’s executive vice president, COO and CFO. (News release)
Mary Whitehorne, named vice president and Hampton Roads market manager, Gateway Bank Mortgage, Norfolk. Whitehorne has 25 years of experience in the mortgage banking sector. (News release)
Marc Ammen, named CEO, Universal Fibers Systems LLC, Bristol. He was co-CEO and CFO of the company, which he joined in 2000. (News release)
Sam Church, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, died July 14 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He was 72. Church, a native of Matewan, W.Va., led the UMW from 1979 until 1982. (The Associated Press, Media General News Service)
Bill Dennison announced his retirement as city manager of Bristol, effective Jan. 1, 2010. He has worked for the city for 36 years, including positions as assistant city manager and public works director. He was named interim city manager in January 2007. (Bristol Herald Courier)
Alan Grant, named dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Grant was a professor and head of the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University. (News release)
Randal J. Kirk, of Pulaski County, named to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors. Kirk received a law degree from U.Va. in 1979 and later founded a number of pharmaceutical enterprises. He is senior managing director and CEO of Third Security LLC. (News release)
E. Stephen Lilly, named to the executive committee for the nonprofit work-force group Virginia Economic Bridge. Lilly is executive vice president and COO of First Community Bank, Bluefield. (News release)
Robert B. Pamplin Sr., former chairman of Georgia-Pacific Corp. and Virginia Tech’s largest benefactor, died June 24 in Portland, Ore. He was 97. (The Roanoke Times)
Kim Stanley, named vice president of operations for Cox Communications Inc., Roanoke. Stanley was vice president of Cox Business in Roanoke and has held positions with Level 3 Communications. (PRNewswire)
James Tyler, named president of the Virginia Rural Health Association. He is CEO of Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital. (The Roanoke Times)
Peter W. Buchbauer, elected chairman of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. He is a principal in the Winchester law firm Buchbauer & McGuire PC. (The Winchester Star)
Brannon Godfrey resigned as city manager of Winchester. He was hired by the city in January 2008 after serving as city manager of Culpeper. (The Winchester Star)
Robert Noe, named interim city manager, Winchester. Noe has over 30 years of experience as an executive in local government. He was town manager of Leesburg from 1999 to 2004 before retiring. (The Winchester Star)
A. Benjamin Spencer, appointed special assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia. He will assist the Appellate Unit on a pro bono basis while remaining an associate professor of law at Washington and Lee University. (The News Leader)
Lynn Suter, named town attorney, Dayton. Suter practices business law with the Harrisonburg firm Lenhart Obenshain PC, and serves on a number of local boards. (Daily News-Record)
Dale Cannady, named acting executive director of Leadership Metro Richmond. Cannady retired as regional president of SunTrust Bank and is a 1996 LMR graduate. (News release)
Gregory B. Fairchild, named executive director, Taylor Murphy Center, University of Virginia. Fairchild is a faculty member at the Darden School of Business, teaching strategy, entrepreneurship and ethics. (Business Wire)
Michelle Gluck, named senior vice president and general counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. She was executive vice president and chief legal officer for LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. in Richmond. (PRNewswire)
Gary Gore, named president of the Richmond market, Bank of America. Gore was managing director and mid-Atlantic regional executive for the bank’s private wealth–management division; a role which he will continue to hold. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Roger L. Gregory and Melanie Liddle Healey, named to the board of trustees, University of Richmond. Gregory is a federal judge on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Healey is group president for global feminine and health care at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. (News release)
Timothy Heaphy, nominated by President Obama to be the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. Heaphy is a partner at Richmond-based McGuireWoods LLP. (News release)
Hugh D. Keogh received the lifetime achievement award from the Virginia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. He has been president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce for 17 years. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
John Middleton, named managing director for the Norfolk, Richmond and Roanoke, Virginia, offices of Wells Fargo Insurance Services. He was managing director in the Richmond office of Wachovia Insurance Services. (News release)
Genevieve Roberts, named Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners. Roberts is a partner and co-founder of the Henrico County-based human resources consulting firm Titan Group LLC. (News release)
Mervyn and Virginia King, honored by The New College Institute in Martinsville. The school named its classroom building after the Kings. The Kings own the building, a former furniture store, which they have renovated during the past three years to meet the school’s growth. They also are revamping another building that the school will use this fall. (The Martinsville Bulletin)
Charles H. Majors, named chairman-elect of the Virginia Bankers Association. Majors, CEO of American National Bank & Trust in Danville, will become chairman next year. He also is chairman of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. (Danville Register & Bee)
Chris Anderson, named CFO, NJVC Inc., Vienna. Anderson was vice president of finance. (Business Wire)
Nate Davis, named a director, K12 Inc., Herndon. Davis is managing director at the RANND Advisory Group. (Business Wire)
Brandon Gale, named CEO, J.E. Robert Cos., McLean. Gale was vice chairman of real estate at Starwood Capital Group. Joseph E. Robert Jr., the company’s founder, has become executive chairman. (PRNewswire)
Gerald Garcia Jr., named chairman and CEO, AIMS Worldwide Inc., Fairfax. Garcia, a founder of the company, was president and CEO. Thomas W. Cady, previously a director, was named president and COO. (Business Wire)
James S. Gilmore III and retired Gen. William Scott Wallace, named directors, CACI Inc., Arlington. Gilmore was governor of Virginia from 1998 through 2002. Wallace held the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command in 2005-08. (PRNewswire)
Charles E. Haldeman Jr., named CEO and director, Freddie Mac, McLean. He was chairman of Putnam Investment Management LLC. (PRNewswire)
Alexander Houston, named executive vice president for sales, AirPlus International Inc., Alexandria. He was vice president of sales for the southern region. (Business Wire)
Duncan W. James, named CEO and director, QuadraMed Corp., Reston. James was group president for the Health Systems Solutions group at McKesson Provider Technologies. (Business Wire)
Aaron Kelling, named executive vice president for strategic partnerships, AirPlus International Inc., Alexandria. He was the company’s vice president for sales and account management for the Northern U.S. and Canada. (Business Wire)
Paul S. Lalljie, named senior vice president, CFO and treasurer, NeuStar Inc., Sterling. He has held several positions with the company since joining it in 2000. (PRNewswire)
Craig Montgomery, named senior vice president for marketing and business development, SkyBlitz Inc., Sterling. He was COO and senior vice president of marketing for Seneca One Finance. (PRNewswire)
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