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The Herd: 12.16.25 Updates—New Hires, Promotions, Departures

CEO announces retirement; transitions to law, consulting, and more. (BizSense Pro required)

B
illy Gifford, Altria CEO, retires May 14; Salvatore Mancuso becomes CEO with Heather Newman as CFO. Thomas Hatcher is VP of Hourigan Development; Doug Parrish is Director of Operations at Rycon Construction.

    Hope van der Linde is a paralegal at Melone Hatley. Associates and Realtors work at Whiteford, Providence Hill, Shaheen Ruth Martin & Fonville, and United Real Estate Richmond.

    CoStar: D’Angelo Thompson (Homes Inside Sales), Michael Lall (lease‑comp researcher), Yash Bhatt (associate research consultant).

    2026 CVR MLS and RAR boards: Presidents Rhonda Carroll and Dakia Knight, with elected and past presidents, vice presidents, and new members listed.

    Sara Santa Cruz promoted to Director of Capital Innovation, Bridging Virginia. Hunter McElfish joins Summit Human Capital as Business Development Executive, Commercial. Kinsale Insurance hires Craig Tan (Delivery Manager – IT) and Liam Kendall (Associate Underwriter – Excess Professional).

The Herd team celebrating new hires, promotions, and departures.