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Richard A. Austin, partner, KPMG LLP, Norfolk. Austin joined KPMG in 1989 after receiving his accounting degree from the College of William & Mary. (Press release)

Dr. John C. Baldwin, director, Massey Energy Co., Richmond. Baldwin is associate provost of Dartmouth University where he was previously dean of the Dartmouth Medical School. (PRNewswire)

Theodore L. Chandler Jr., president and CEO, LandAmerica Financial Group Inc., Richmond. Chandler has been president and COO of LandAmerica; new position is in response to company’s separation of posts of chairman and CEO. (Press release)

Lt. Gen. Daniel Christman (ret.), resigned as director, Metal Storm Ltd., Arlington. Christman left the board for health considerations after heart surgery. (Business Wire)

John Cunningham, COO, Horne Engineering Services Inc., Falls Church. Cunningham headed Horne’s Huntsville, Ala,. office since 1999. Before joining Horne, he served 30 years in the Army’s engineering branch. (Press release)

David M. Davis, resigned as CFO, US Airways Group Inc. Davis left US Airways to join Kraton Polymers LLC of Houston as CFO. (The Washington Post)

E. Paul Dunn Jr., CFO and senior vice president, Amerigroup Corp., Virginia Beach. Dunn has previously served in executive posts at IMC Global Inc. of Lake Forest, Ill., and GATX Corp. of Chicago. (PRNewswire)

Jeff Gray, executive vice president and CFO, Advance Auto Parts Inc., Roanoke. Gray had been senior vice president and CFO at Advance Auto. (Press release)

Ann Fritz Hackett, director, Capital One, McLean. Hackett is president of the Horizon Consulting Group and previously served as an executive with Strategic Planning Associates. (Business Wire)

Bruce C. Hayden, CFO and senior vice president, Xybernault Corp., Fairfax. Hayden was previously an executive with Galt Associates Inc. in Sterling and UroCor Inc. of Oklahoma City, Okla. (Business Wire)

Sir Frank Lampl, director, The Mills Corp., Arlington. Lampi was chairman and CEO of Bovis Group for 20 years, and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1990 for contributions to the construction industry. (Business Wire)

Adm. Paul David Miller (ret.), director, Anteon International Corp., Fairfax. Miller is chairman of Alliant Techsystems Inc. of Edina, Minn., and was previously an executive with Litton Industries after his retirement from the Navy where he served as commander-in-chief, U.S. Atlantic Command. (Press release)

Dave Mueller, executive vice president for merchandising and marketing, Advance Auto, Roanoke. Gray had been a senior vice president with Advance Auto. (Press release)

Colombe Nicholas, director, The Mills Corp., Arlington. Nicholas has been an executive with Anne Klein Group, Giorgio Armani Fashion Corp. and Christian Dior. (Business Wire)

Scott W. Perkins, senior vice president, sales & distribution, Owens & Minor, Richmond. Perkins joined Owens & Minor in 1987 and was most recently regional vice president, West. (PRNewswire)

Joseph A. Smialowski, executive vice president for operations and technology, Freddie Mac, McLean. Smialowski was previously an executive with Fleet Boston Financial of Boston and Sears Roebuck and Co. of Hoffman Estates, Ill., and a partner in Price Waterhouse. (PRNewswire)

Bruce Spector, director, Tier Technologies Inc., Reston. Spector is chairman of Pinnacle Care International Inc. and previously has been a partner in Benchmark Communications and the Atlanta law firm of Venable, Baetjer and Howard. (Business Wire)

Ronald E. Stanley, CFO, US Airways Group, Arlington. Stanley is a member of the airline’s board of directors and previously was COO and director of HSBC Equator Bank PLC of London. (The Washington Post)

Wallace Stettinius, retired as director, Cadmus Communications, Richmond. Stettinius reached mandatory retirement age for directors; he was CEO of Cadmus from 1984-1992, and chairman for three more years. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

James Tholen, director, Vastera Inc., Dulles. Tholen is CFO of Network Security Technologies Inc. and held previous executive positions at several firms, including CareerBuilder Inc. (Business Wire)

Steven G. Uno , principal and owner, Armfield, Harrison & Thomas Inc., Leesburg. He will also assume the title of assistant vice president.  He has been director of the Seattle office and national director of the employee benefits practice. (Press release)

Dana Ward, senior vice president – Direct Services for the Southeast, LandAmerica Financial Corp., Richmond. Ward joined LandAmerica in 1986 and was most recently senior vice president – Florida closing operations. (PRNewswire)

Dave Wortman, director, Vastera Inc., Dulles. Wortman is president and CEO of Mezzia Inc. of Indianapolis, and had served as an executive with Made2Manage Systems Inc. and Pritsker Corp. (Business Wire)