In September 2012, Jack Hornbeck, CCE, President and CEO of the Chamber, announced he will retire on September 30, 2013. A search committee has been established to find a successor. Susan Blackman, a partner with Willcox & Savage, PC and the Chamber’s 2013 Treasurer, is serving as chair of the search committee. The complete list of individuals who will serve on the committee are:
Bill Bell, Newport News Shipbuilding – A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries
Susan Blackman (Chair), Willcox & Savage, PC
Clint Damuth, Damuth Trane
Michael Dudley, Optima Health Plans of Sentara Healthcare
John Padgett, McGuire Woods LLP
Jennifer Smith, Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System
Deborah Stearns, Harvey Lindsay
Jim Wofford, MacArthur Center