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Charles H.
Foster served as Chairman-Emeritus & Chief Executive Officer at LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. from 1979 to 2009.
He also served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co., Lawyers Title Insurance Corp., and Transnation Title Insurance Co. Foster was a Director at Universal Corp.
from 1995 to 2011 and at Overnite Corp.
He earned an MBA from the University of Virginia in 1968 and an undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1965.
Former positions of Charles H. Foster
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
 LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Specialty InsuranceFinance LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. provided real estate transaction services. It provided title insurance policies and other residential and commercial real estate transaction services. LandAmerica Financial Group serves residential and commercial customers with offices throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe. The company was founded on 1874 and was headquartered in Glen Allen, VA. | Chief Executive Officer | 2004-12-31 |
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
 Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. Specialty InsuranceFinance Part of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. underwrites title insurance policies and provides title abstracts and certificates. The private company is based in Richmond, VA. The CEO of the company is Theodore L. Chandler. | Chairman | - |
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
 Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. underwrites title insurance policies, title abstracts and certificates. It has a network of more than 4,000 policy issuing locations in the US. The company is headquartered in Richmond, VA | Chairman | - |
Transnation Title Insurance Co.
 Transnation Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Transnation Title Insurance Co. provides title insurance as well as a range of residential and commercial real estate transaction services. It is one of the three primary underwriting subsidiaries of a title insurance company LandAmerica. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA | Chairman | - |
Overnite Corp.
 Overnite Corp. TruckingTransportation Overnite Corp. was a non-union provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, offering a full spectrum of regional, interregional and long-haul LTL services nationwide. It also used to provide their customers with a number of additional value-added LTL services, including expedited and guaranteed delivery, cross-border, assembly and distribution, trade show, government and third-party logistics services. It used to serve customers from various industries and geographic markets, including customers in the retail, health care, chemical, automotive, electronics and furniture industries. The company was headquartered in Richmond, VA | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Charles H. Foster
| University of Virginia | Masters Business Admin |
| Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSAL CORPORATION | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Private companies | 5 |
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LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Specialty InsuranceFinance LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. provided real estate transaction services. It provided title insurance policies and other residential and commercial real estate transaction services. LandAmerica Financial Group serves residential and commercial customers with offices throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, and Europe. The company was founded on 1874 and was headquartered in Glen Allen, VA. | Finance |
Overnite Corp.
Overnite Corp. TruckingTransportation Overnite Corp. was a non-union provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, offering a full spectrum of regional, interregional and long-haul LTL services nationwide. It also used to provide their customers with a number of additional value-added LTL services, including expedited and guaranteed delivery, cross-border, assembly and distribution, trade show, government and third-party logistics services. It used to serve customers from various industries and geographic markets, including customers in the retail, health care, chemical, automotive, electronics and furniture industries. The company was headquartered in Richmond, VA | Transportation |
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co. underwrites title insurance policies, title abstracts and certificates. It has a network of more than 4,000 policy issuing locations in the US. The company is headquartered in Richmond, VA | Finance |
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. Specialty InsuranceFinance Part of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Lawyers Title Insurance Corp. underwrites title insurance policies and provides title abstracts and certificates. The private company is based in Richmond, VA. The CEO of the company is Theodore L. Chandler. | Finance |
Transnation Title Insurance Co.
Transnation Title Insurance Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Transnation Title Insurance Co. provides title insurance as well as a range of residential and commercial real estate transaction services. It is one of the three primary underwriting subsidiaries of a title insurance company LandAmerica. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Richmond, VA | Finance |
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