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Stihl names new president, CEO
Chris Keffer takes on new role Aug. 4
Virginia Beach-based chainsaw and outdoor power equipment manufacturer Stihl Inc. has announced a leadership shift a little more than a year after Terry Horan took on the role of president
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March of Dimes names new president and CEO
Cherot previously led maternal and child health office
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When she starts her new job as president and CEO on July 17, Dr. Elizabeth Cherot will be the first physician to head up the March of Dimes, the 85-year-old,
Wonder women
37 Va. execs who’ve hit great heights
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At an early June networking reception to celebrate this year’s Virginia Business Women in Leadership Awards winners, many in attendance pointed out how unusual it was for dozens of women
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Charlottesville regional chamber names prez and CEO
Natalie S. Masri worked with U.S. Chamber of Commerce for 12 years
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Natalie S. Masri will assume the role of president and CEO of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce on June 1, the chamber announced Tuesday. She succeeds Andrea Copeland, who
Shenandoah Valley SBDC names new director
Allison Dugan had been assistant director since 2019
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Shenandoah Valley’s Small Business Development Center, based in Harrisonburg, has named Allison Dugan its newest director. Dugan started with the regional SBDC as a part-time program manager in 2014 and
Civic Leadership Institute names new CEO
Mary Kate Andris worked for Girl Scouts, YWCA previously
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Mary Kate Andris has been named the next president and CEO of the Norfolk-based Civic Leadership Institute in Hampton Roads. Civic aims to connect executive leaders to improve life in
Hampton Roads organizations merge to form new roundtable
Sentara, Colonial Williamsburg CEOs to co-chair executive roundtable
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Two Hampton Roads regional economic development organizations are merging to establish the Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable, with the goal of unifying their efforts. The new organization will combine Hampton Roads
On the move
Execs taking on new roles across Virginia
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Megan Baker, economic development director, Roanoke County In October 2022, Baker was hired to step into the big shoes of Jill Loope, the county’s longtime economic development director who is
FLOYD E. MILLER II
President and CEO, Metropolitan Business League, Richmond
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Before taking over the leadership of Metropolitan Business League, a nonprofit association that supports small, women- and minority-owned businesses in Richmond, Miller worked in human services, education and criminal justice
AISHA BOWE
Founder and CEO, STEMBoard, Arlington
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The daughter of a Bahamian immigrant who worked as a taxi driver in Michigan, Bowe was told by a high school counselor to become a cosmetologist. She decided instead to