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Sentara Health Plans names new leader
Colin Drozdowski to succeed Dennis Matheis as president
Virginia Beach-based Sentara Health Plans has named Colin Drozdowski as the next president of Sentara Healthcare’s health insurance division. Drozdowski succeeds Dennis Matheis, who was named president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare in June. Drozdowski will also serve as executive vice president of Norfolk-based nonprofit Sentara Healthcare. His new role is effective Sept. 1. Matheis
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Fluence announces next CEO, president
Julian Nebreda will take over Arlington energy unicorn on Sept. 1
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Julian Nebreda will become Arlington-based energy storage and digital applications company Fluence Energy Inc.’s president and CEO on Sept. 1. Nebrada succeeds Manuel Pérez Dubuc, who will step down on Aug. 31. Nebreda has been a Fluence board member since September 2021 and was most recently executive vice president and president of U.S. & Global
Va. ABC hires chief digital and branding officer
Vida Williams is first to hold the position
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The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority has named Vida Williams as its first chief digital and branding officer, the authority announced Thursday. Williams will guide the state ABC’s digital and web operations, communications and education with prevention teams, and support e-commerce initiatives. She started at the end of July. “Virginia ABC is committed to its
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Liberty launches search for new president
Consultancy to run national search to replace Prevo
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Liberty University announced Wednesday that it has hired an Atlanta-based executive search firm to find its next president, who will succeed Jerry Prevo, the longtime board chair who became the Lynchburg private Christian institution’s interim president after Jerry Falwell Jr. stepped down amid scandal in August 2020. “President Prevo has been a gift from God
Guidehouse consolidates national security, defense segments
Leadership changes also announced
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McLean-based Guidehouse is consolidating its national security and defense units, the global management consulting firm announced Monday. Ed Meehan, who has led the company’s defense unit, will become chief growth officer for Guidehouse. Meehan has worked in the public and commercial sectors, and has delivered digital transformation programs to diverse clients and has sales leadership experience. Before
PRA Group promotes exec to chief HR officer
LaTisha Tarrant starts new role Aug. 15
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Norfolk-based international debt acquisition company PRA Group Inc. has promoted executive LaTisha Tarrant to chief human resources officer. Tarrant will start her new role Aug. 15. She currently serves as senior vice president, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary for the global financial services company. She has worked for PRA Group since 2016. “Talent recruitment,
Greater Washington Partnership taps new CEO
Kathy Hollinger joins from restaurant industry group
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The Greater Washington Partnership has named Kathy Hollinger as its new CEO, the economic development organization announced Tuesday. Hollinger is the president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, which she has led since 2012. She begins at GWP Oct. 3, according to a news release. “This region is near and dear to
PRA Group hires communications exec
Giovanna Genard joins from ODU
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Norfolk-based PRA Group, a $1.1 billion debt-purchasing company, has hired Giovanna Genard as vice president of external affairs and marketing leader. Genard will develop and oversee PRA Group’s global external communications, public relations and brand strategy. Before joining PRA Group, Genard served as Old Dominion University’s assistant vice president for public relations and strategic communications
The Breeden Co. restructures property management division
2 promoted to lead division
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The Breeden Co., a Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm, is restructuring its property management division. Barry Tomlin, vice president of property management at The Breeden Co. in Virginia Beach, will leave the company Aug. 5, Breeden announced last week. Tomlin has been with Breeden since 2007. “Over the last 10 years, we have created
Dollar Tree names new CIO amid C-suite shift
Bobby Aflatooni previously worked for rival Dollar General
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Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree on Thursday announced that it has hired Bobby Aflatooni, executive vice president and chief information officer for real estate developer The Howard Hughes Corp., as its CIO. The hire comes less than a month after Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., which also owns the Family Dollar chain, announced a