The Herd: Promotions and departures for 12.2.09

Departing:
John D. Gottwald will step down as president and CEO of Tredegar Corp at the end of January. Nancy M. Taylor will take over. Taylor, who went to Holy Cross and law school at Catholic University, is currently a vice president and has been head of a film products division since 2005.

Gottwald joined Tredegar in 1989. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Aluminum, Plastics and Energy at Ethyl. Gottwald, who serves on the board of directors of Albemarle Corporation, attended Washington & Lee University and has an MBA from the University of Richmond. Read more

The Herd: New hires and promotions for 10.21.09

This is our new feature, The Herd, where we let you know who’s taking a new job where. Please send HR notices in the body of the email to TheHerd@richmondbizsense.com. Please do not send PDF attachments.

Real Estate
John R. Hauserman has joined Grubb & Ellis|Harrison & Bates as an associate specializing in retail and land commercial real estate brokerage. Hauserman has a B.S. from VCU in business and real estate development.

Legal
Neil E. McCullagh has joined Spotts Fain’s Richmond office as Of Counsel to the firm and a member of the Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency Section. McCullagh is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law (1995) and of Radford University (1991).

Kevin D. Holden has joined the law firm of Jackson Lewis as a partner. Previously, Holden led the employment law practice group at the Richmond office of Kaufman & Canoles. Holden has a bachelor’s degree and law degree from Indiana University.

Thomas R. Frantz, the president and chief operating officer at the law firm Williams Mullen will become Chief Executive Officer on Feb. 1. Julious “Joey” P. Smith, Jr. will remain in the position of Chairman and James V. Meath will remain in the position of Vice Chairman. Frantz has both an undergraduate and law degree from The College of William and Mary. Frantz was elected president and chief operating officer of Williams Mullen in 2004.

Small Business:

Jeff Collins has been named a senior account manager at Sklar Technology Partners.

Lauren Nardone has been hired as vice president of marketing for Sklar Technology Partners. Previously, she worked in marketing at Philip Morris USA and The Martin Agency.

David Rayner has become a partner at TBL Networks.

Travis Witmer has joined GroundWork Design as director of special projects.

Other
Peter J. Regan has been named director of sales & marketing at The Wyndham Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center.

Elephant Insurance (a new insurance company based here) has a host of new hires:

Eight Insurance Sales Representatives:
Kevin Jackson
John Mobley
Shelia Calloway
Kevin Calhoun
Kelley Harrell
Cynthia Sykes
Tristan Lipscomb
Nicole Lester

Briana Boyer-Call Center Supervisor
Cindy Twitchell-Quality Assurance Analyst
Chip Howard- Claims Associate
Cindy Grebas-Accounting Associate
Jack Reichner-Accounting Associate
Bill Mensch-Help Desk Analyst
Arun Bose-Graphic Artist

Aaron Kremer is the BizSense Editor. Please send news tips to Editor@richmondbizsense.com.

Data Security: How Safe Are Your Company Assets?

David Stelzl, a nationally recognized expert on digital asset protection strategies, will speak at a free luncheon on Thursday to kick off Sklar Technology Partners’ 2009 quarterly business seminar series.  The seminar will focus on how corporate data is compromised and what business leaders can do about it. Read more