As President and CEO of Luck Companies, Charlie Luck is the third-generation Luck family member to lead the 88 year-old, privately held and family-owned organization.  He is focused on developing the future vision of Luck Companies and leads the Strategic Leadership Team, which is responsible for guiding the transformation of the enterprise into a global, values based leadership organization.  Charlie collaborates with the four chief officers to develop the people, organization, strategy and future direction for the company in alignment with the company’s mission “igniting human potential through Values Based Leadership and positively impacting the lives of others around the world.”

Charlie began his career in the company in 1980 as a summer trainee, and became President and Chief Executive Officer in 1999.  He is a 1983 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, where he majored in civil engineering, and he has participated in several executive education programs at Darden School of Business at University of Virginia.

An Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award recipient, Charlie is currently Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee with the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) and is currently serving on the boards of Saint Christopher’s School, Virginia Military Institute's Jackson-Hope Fund and the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges, as well as the Robins School of Business Executive Advisory Council.

In his role as Chief Growth Officer and a member of Luck Companies Strategic Leadership Team, John Pullen is responsible for balancing the portfolio of the enterprise to deliver best in class financial results, as well as identifying global trends that have relevancy to the future growth of the business. Additionally, he leads the Growth Leadership Team for Luck Companies that is comprised of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the corporation’s four Businesses and key support areas, in order to drive differentiated growth across the corporation.

John joined the company in 1993 in the Real Estate Division.  He went on to become the Vice President of Real Estate, Vice President of Strategic Development responsible for leading the business strategy development for the corporation, and then President of Luck Stone.

Before joining Luck Companies, John served as Vice President of the InnsLand Group, a real estate development consulting company, and oversaw the development of significant commercial and residential projects in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

John holds a B.S. and MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.  He was recently appointed by the governor to serve as a Commissioner of the Virginia Port Authority, which fosters and stimulates commerce through the ports of the Commonwealth.  He serves on the boards of the VCU Rice Center and the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association.

Having a passion for inspiring people to believe in themselves and become everything they are capable of becoming, Mark Fernandes is charged with helping Luck Companies transform into a global, Values Based Leadership organization. In his role as Chief Leadership Officer and as a member of Luck Companies Strategic Leadership Team, Fernandes is providing overall strategic direction for the enterprise mission and serves as a thought leader for the ongoing development of the Values Based Leadership (VBL) ideology and model. Included with this is the responsibility to lead the integration of VBL inside Luck Companies and share the mission and model globally through his mentoring, speaking, teaching and consulting work.

Fernandes joined the company in 1989 in a sales capacity in the Architectural Stone Division, which is currently known as Charles Luck. Prior to becoming the Chief Leadership Officer, he served as President of two Luck Companies’ business units from 1993 through 2008 – Charles Luck and HAR-TRU Sports.  His work to reshape the image of stone as a luxury product through his vision for the Charles Luck is nationally recognized as an innovative business model in the natural stone industry.

 Mark is a graduate of North Carolina State University and executive programs including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Darden School at the University of Virginia and University of North Carolina’s Keenan Flagler. Mark is also the founder and former Chairman of the Board for the Natural Stone Council and continues to serve on various for-profit and non-profit boards.

As Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance for Luck Companies, Roy Goodman focuses on leading the organization’s finance department in identifying and accomplishing financial goals for the corporation and the business units.  In addition, as a member of the Strategic Leadership Team, Roy is active in supporting long-term growth initiatives, capital allocation processes and the values based leadership mission of the company.

Prior to joining Luck Companies, Roy served as Chief Financial Officer at RealNetworks, a publicly owned technology company, Juniper Financial Corporation, a technology-driven credit card issuer, and Heilig-Meyers, a national furniture retailer.  In these roles, Roy was responsible for accounting, finance, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions as well as facilities management. 

Roy holds a B.S. in finance from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the University of Richmond and sits on the boards of several local nonprofit organizations.

As Chief Family Officer and a member of the Luck Companies Strategic Leadership Team, Wanda Ortwine is responsible for leading the Family Office, which supports the family and Luck Companies in achieving their vision for the next generation. The Family Office is focused on long-term financial sustainability through thoughtful and comprehensive business ownership and leadership succession plans, estate and tax planning, asset protection, investment strategies, and diversification.

Wanda began her career with the company in 2007 as the Family Office Manager. She has been a tremendous asset to Luck Companies by leading short and long-term strategies that ensure the continuity for the multi-generational business. One of her key objectives is to preserve the Lucks’ values and business interests from generation to generation and build for the future by counseling the next generation on education and training.

Prior to joining Luck Companies, Wanda served as Chief Specialty Practice Officer, director of tax services, and board member at Witt Mares, PLC.  As Chief Specialty Practice Officer, she was responsible for managing operations of the tax, financial services, and pension plan design and administration divisions.

Wanda holds a B.S. in accounting from Truman State University and an M.S. in taxation from Arizona State University. She currently serves on the boards of the Luck Companies Foundation and First Things First of Greater Richmond.