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Mark Schreiber, board of directors, Hooker Furniture, Martinsville. Schreiber had been president and COO of Houston-based Star Furniture from 1995 to his retirement in 2003. (05/28/2004, Business Wire)

Paul Rice, president, and Alan Harbitter, COO, PEC Solutions, Fairfax. Rice and Harbitter are two of the original founders of PEC and served as managing officers since the company opened in 1985. (05/20/2004, Business Wire)

Randy K. Ferrell, president and CEO, Fauquier Bankshares, Warrenton. Ferrell joined Fauquier in 1994 and was named president and COO in May 2003. He succeeds C. Hunton Tiffany who will continue as chairman. (05/20/2004, PR Newswire)

Henner Wapenhans, president and CEO, Data Systems of Reston. Wapenhans was most recently director of business process improvement engineering for Rolls-Royce in Derby, UK. (05/21/04, PR Newswire)

Steven M. Samowich, COO, Convera Corp. of Vienna. Samowich has served in executive positions at Open Text Corp. and Infodata Systems. (05/13/04, Busienss Wire)

Dave Davis, CFO, US Airways, Arlington. Davis was previously SVP of finance and joined the airline in 2002 as vice president of financial planning and analysis. (05/03/04, PRNewswire)

Jake Gosa, chairman, American Woodmark, Winchester. Gosa is also president and CEO. He succeeds Bill Brandt who will continue to serve as a director. (05/03/04, PRNewswire)

John P. Stenbit, board of directors, McDonald Bradley, Herndon. Stenbit was formerly the CIO and Assistant Secretary for Networks and Information Integration at the Department of Defense. (05/03/04, PRNewswire)

Brad E. Schwartz, EVP, COO and CFO, Monarch Bank, Chesapeake. Schwartz previously served in executive positions at American National Bank & Trust, Danville, and The Bank of Richmond. (05/03/04, PRNewswire)

David Walsh, SVP, general auditor, LandAmerica Financial, Richmond. Walsh was previously audit manager of corporate operations and information technology for LandAmerica. (04/29/04, Press release)