John Adams

Director/Board Member at VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 2026-05-30

81 year

39 connections

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John Buchanan Adams is currently President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Bowman Cos., Inc. He is also Non-Executive Vice Chairman at Virginia National Bankshares Corp.
and Vice Chairman at Virginia National Bank (Charlottesville), both positions starting in 2021.
Formerly, Mr. Adams was President & Chief Executive Officer at A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc. from 1989 to 2003.
He served as Chairman at Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. and The Fauquier Bank from 2010 to 2021.
He was Chairman at National Theatre Corp.
He was an Independent Director at Universal Corp.
from 2011 to 2018 and a Director at Pluma, Inc. Education includes undergraduate studies at Virginia Military Institute and graduate studies at Washington & Lee University.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION 0.49%	2026-04-29	26,362 ( 0.49% )	1 M $	2026-05-30

John Adams active positions

Companies	Position	Start
VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANKSHARES CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2021-03-31
Bowman Cos., Inc. Bowman Cos., Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Leases real estate properties	Chief Executive Officer	-
Virginia National Bank (Charlottesville) Virginia National Bank (Charlottesville) Major BanksFinance Operates as a national chartered bank	Director/Board Member	2021-03-31

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Former positions of John Adams

Companies	Position	End
FAUQUIER BANKSHARES, INC.	Chairman	2021-02-28
The Fauquier Bank The Fauquier Bank Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Chairman	2021-02-28
UNIVERSAL CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2018-08-01
A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc. A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and distributes distilled beverages	President	2003-09-30
National Theatre Corp. National Theatre Corp. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Owns and operates performing arts theater	Chairman	-

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Private companies	11
Universal Corp. Universal Corp. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Wholesales burley leaf tobacco products	Distribution Services
Pluma, Inc. Pluma, Inc. Apparel/FootwearConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures, markets fleece and jersey activewear	Consumer Non-Durables
Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company with interests in providing banking and wealth management services	Finance
Virginia National Bankshares Corp. Virginia National Bankshares Corp. Regional BanksFinance Functions as a bank holding company whose subsidiaries provides state charted banking services	Finance
Virginia National Bank (Charlottesville) Virginia National Bank (Charlottesville) Major BanksFinance Operates as a national chartered bank	Finance
A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc. A. Smith Bowman Distillery, Inc. Beverages: AlcoholicConsumer Non-Durables Manufactures and distributes distilled beverages	Consumer Non-Durables
Virginia Military Institute Virginia Military Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Washington & Lee University Washington & Lee University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bowman Cos., Inc. Bowman Cos., Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Leases real estate properties	Finance
The Fauquier Bank The Fauquier Bank Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Finance
National Theatre Corp. National Theatre Corp. Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Owns and operates performing arts theater	Consumer Services