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2020 Virginia CFO Awards winners
In an annual special report, here are the four outstanding chief financial officers nominated by their peers and chosen by a group including the editorial staff of Virginia Business magazine and previous CFO award recipients. Also: Read more about how CFOs in Virginia are keeping their ships steady in unprecedented financial turmoil. Large Nonprofit: Julie
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Smooth sailing
CFO overhauls law firm’s IT infrastructure
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Small business | Mark Baumgartner, CFO Pender & Coward PC, Norfolk It’s safe to say Mark Baumgartner knows the ins and outs of Virginia Beach-based law firm Pender & Coward PC, where he has served as chief financial officer since 2017. Prior to becoming the firm’s CFO, Baumgartner had 20 years of experience working as
Growth mode
Harbor Group International CFO instrumental in $1.8B acquisition
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Large Business | Carla Stoner, CFO Harbor Group International LLC, Norfolk Carla Stoner doesn’t come from a typical CFO background of working strictly as an accountant or CPA, but she had the chops to grow Norfolk-based real estate investment and management firm Harbor Group International LLC (HGI) from $3.8 billion in assets under management to
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Essential workers
With the pandemic’s disruption, CFOs have taken on more duties
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The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted business models. It has forced employees to seek new office sites in their kitchens, bedrooms and basements. It has ushered in hybrid educational models involving in-person and virtual learning, and imperiled funding for colleges and universities. And nobody really knows what’s coming next or when. Meanwhile, who’s minding the store?
Breaking barriers
MCV Foundation CFO facilitates culture shift
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Small Nonprofit | David Silver, CFO Medical College of Virginia Foundation, Richmond David Silver fell into the nonprofit world by chance. After graduating as a Russian history major from the University of Maryland in the midst of the early 1990s recession, Silver worked for several years at hotels and restaurants, where he wound up performing
Building a stronger club
CFO brings construction experience to finance role
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Large Nonprofit | Julie Brown, CFO Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville Julie Brown uses her construction industry experience to inform investments in capital projects at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. Before her time at the club, Brown served for five years as controller and CFO of Charlottesville-based construction company Martin Horn Inc. And she brought that
2020 Virginia CFO Awards
List of Nominees
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Paul Annunziata Chartway Federal Credit UnionDoris Batiste Jefferson Home Builders Inc. / Culpeper Wood Preservers / JHB Rental Properties and Storage Mark Baumgartner Pender & Coward PC Jay Bernas Hampton Roads Sanitation District Denise Bowles Olde Towne Medical & Dental Center Julie Brown Farmington Country Club William L. “Lew” Bryant J. E. Liesfeld Contractor Inc.
2020 Virginia CFO Awards nominations open
Nominations are due Sept. 20, 2020
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NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE 2020 VIRGINIA CFO AWARDS! Each year, Virginia Business presents awards to chief financial executives in four categories: Small companies (fewer than 100 employees) Large companies (more than 100 employees) Small nonprofit/foundation (fewer than 100 employees) Large nonprofit/foundation (more than 100 employees) SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION ONLINE NOW Nominations must be submitted
No hidden figures
Female CFOs have an impact throughout the state
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2019 Virginia CFO Awards
Executive led effort to rebrand trade group
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Small nonprofit/government agency
Richard Lugg, Virginia Realtors, Richmond