M. SCOTT CULBRETH
PRESIDENT AND CEO, AMERICAN WOODMARK, WINCHESTER
Culbreth was promoted to president and CEO of the Winchester-based cabinetry manufacturer in July during a leadership overhaul following an internal investigation that found that R. Perry Campbell, senior vice president of sales and commercial oper- ations, had violated American Woodmark’s policy and values. Former president and CEO S. Cary Dunston
retired and resigned from the board, and Culbreth, former senior vice president and chief financial offi- cer, was promoted to replace Dunston. Te company did not provide further details of the policies and values that Campbell violated or whether Dunston’s retirement was connected. Culbreth has been with American Woodmark
since 2014 and had previously served as CFO for Piedmont Hardware Brands. He also worked for Shell Oil Co., Robert Bosch Corp. and Newell Brands. He earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Virginia Tech and his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. Founded in 1980, American Woodmark operates
18 manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico, employing more than 10,000 people across its 15 brands. Te publicly traded company reported more than $1.65 billion in sales last year.
THOMAS E. ‘TEDDY’ GOTTWALD
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, NEWMARKET CORP., RICHMOND
Gottwald heads up Richmond-based petroleum additives company NewMarket Corp., the parent company of Afton Chemical Corp., Ethyl Corp. and NewMarket Services. He became president and CEO in 2004 when the NewMarket holding company was created and has been board chairman since 2014. He was previously president and CEO of Ethyl. His father, Bruce C. Gottwald, is a board member and was previously chairman of NewMarket and Ethyl. Regularly listed by Forbes magazine as one
of America’s richest families, the Gottwalds have led the company — which reported more than $2.1 billion in sales last year — for more than 58 years. Philanthropically, the Gottwald family has been a longtime supporter of the Science Museum of Virginia and owns the Tredegar property, home to the American Civil War Museum. Gottwald received his bachelor’s degree in chem-
istry from Virginia Military Institute, where he cur- rently serves on the board of visitors. He also serves on the boards of VMI Jackson-Hope Fund, Venture Richmond and the VCU College of Engineering. He is also a member of Te Management Round Table in Richmond.
BRYAN FAIRBANKS
PRESIDENT AND CEO, TREX CO. INC., WINCHESTER
Fairbanks was promoted to president and CEO of the publicly traded decking manufacturing company in April following the retirement of James E. Cline. Fairbanks, who joined Trex in 2004, previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer and served in director positions for financial planning, business development and supply chain operations. Before Trex, he held senior finance roles with Ford Motor Co. Trex reported $745 million in revenue for 2019, selling wood-alternative decking, railings and outdoor items made from recycled mate- rials. Te company employs a total of 1,332 people, including 700 in Virginia. Trex in 2018 invested $200 million to increase production capacity in Frederick County and Nevada. An expansion of its Frederick facility is expected to come online in early 2021, creating more than 150 jobs.
PERSON I ADMIRE: Warren Buffett — I admire his discipline and patience in identifying opportunities for investment.
NEW LIFE EXPERIENCE RECENTLY: Being appointed president and CEO of a company during a pandemic.
WHAT’S ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT VIRGINIA? Improving our transportation infrastructure.
FAVORITE SPORTS TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers
DALE GUIDRY
PRESIDENT AND CEO, TMEIC CORP., ROANOKE
In 2007, Guidry took leadership of TMEIC General Electric after holding engineering and executive roles with GE. In 2011, Tokyo-based Toshiba Mitsubishi- Electric Industrial Systems (TMEIC) Corp. bought out GE’s share of the joint venture, a move that also placed Guidry in charge of developing growth strat- egies and business plans for the corporation’s subsid- iary companies in Asia, Europe and South America. During his tenure, TMEIC Corp. has tripled in size, significantly increasing its profits. A graduate of Duke and Stanford universities
with degrees in mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering, Guidry started his career as a research engineer at Te Timken Co., where he developed new grades of steel for manufacturing tapered roller bearings and innovated the use of com- puter simulations. At GE, he developed, engineered and installed computer models for automatically controlling hot and cold rolling processes for steel and other metals.
WHAT I’VE LEARNED: One person dedicated and determined can accomplish a tremendous amount, but a team with the same dedication and determina- tion has no limit to what they can accomplish.
MOST RECENT BOOK READ: “The New Iberia Blues,” by James Lee Burke
GINA HARM
PRESIDENT, AFTON CHEMICAL CORP., RICHMOND
In 2018, Harm was named president of Afton Chemical, a subsidiary of Richmond’s NewMarket Corp., after joining the company in 2007. In announcing the promotion, NewMarket Chairman, President and CEO Teddy Gottwald cited Harm’s “extensive knowledge of the market, strong leadership skills and results-driven mindset.” She has worked in the chemical industry for
more than three decades and oversaw procurement, engineering, manufacturing and logistics as Afton’s senior vice president and chief operating officer. She also previously served as Afton’s vice president in charge of supply, performance additives and lube additives and worked for General Electric in market- ing and pricing. Afton is a global leader in petroleum additives for gasoline, power steering fluid and other chemicals used for vehicles. In 2018, the company completed the $380 million
expansion of its chemical additive plant in Singapore, its Southeast Asia distribution hub and in 2019 grew its Japan Technology Center, where the company tests engine oils, gear lubricants and transmission fluids. Both projects are in response to Asian countries’ reduction of vehicle fuel economy standards, which will lead to more electric and hybrid cars on roads.
BJOERN FISCHER
PRESIDENT, STIHL INC.,
VIRGINIA BEACH
In 2016, Fischer was appointed president of Stihl Inc., headquarters for U.S. operations of the Stihl Group, the German global manufacturer of home and professional power equipment such as chainsaws, leaf blowers and trimmers. Stihl Inc. has about 1,900 employees in Virginia Beach. Fischer joined Stihl Inc. in 2012, previously serving as its vice president of finance, human resources and information services. A South Africa native, Fischer graduated from
the University of Cape Town and worked for two decades at Siemens Industry Inc., where he served as chief financial officer for its water technologies global business unit. Among his business and civic commitments, he has chaired the board of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, as well as serving on the Hampton Roads Chamber board and the Executive Advisory Council for Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business and Public Administration. In 2019, Stihl Inc. built a new administration
building at its 150-acre U.S. headquarters campus in Virginia Beach, where it has been since 1974. Since 2011, Stihl has hosted a summer camp for Virginia Beach-area high school students to learn about new manufacturing and engineering technology.
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