Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Robert Lightfoot, executive vice president of Space for Lockheed Martin, as a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award for his leadership and drive for innovation in space technology, including the advancement of space exploration and expanding Lockheed’s footprint in the space market as well as the defense and aerospace […] More

Robert Wright, a retired U.S. Air Force serviceman with three decades of experience in the space domain, has joined Stellar Solutions as its vice president of intelligence systems. The global aerospace engineering company said Wright held military leadership roles in various areas such as satellite communications and the Global Positioning System, and oversaw data strategy, […] More

James Ray, formerly the president of Stanley Black and Decker‘s global engineered fastening business, has been named to Spirit AeroSystems Holdings‘ board of directors. Ray brings 25 years of executive experience to the board, where he will serve on committees focused on risk and compensation, Spirit AeroSystems said Monday. He retired from Stanley Black and […] More

Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory has appointed Robert Braun, formerly director for planetary science at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to head APL’s space exploration sector, effective March 28. He will succeed retiring Michael Ryschkewitsch and guide APL’s efforts in the areas of civilian space exploration and national security, the institutional laboratory said Thursday. Braun […] More

Susan Lawrence, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and a previous Wash100 Award winner, has been named the first female president and CEO of AFCEA International in a move that takes effect Jan. 1. She will succeed the retiring Robert “Bob” Shea, who will continue to serve as a permanent director on AFCEA’s board of […] More

Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and a four-time Wash100 awardee, said the U.S. should support its space-based infrastructure with a responsive launch capability to help deter adversaries and improve national security. He wrote in a commentary published Friday on Defense News that the Department of Defense should come up with resources […] More

Robert Smith, former vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's radar and sensor systems unit, has joined BWX Technologies as president of government operations. BWXT said Monday Smith will oversee the company's nuclear business lines in the U.S. covering work for government customers such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration and NASA.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, December 22, 2020 — STS International has appointed Robert Reeves, a four-decade defense and aerospace industry veteran, as director of growth and strategy, responsible for assisting in the development of company roadmap to expand market footprint and for leading company growth initiatives, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 9.

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Robert Stalick, CEO of Owl Cyber Defense and a more than three-decade industry veteran, has been named president of Caliburn International's engineering and technology unit.

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Roger Mason -- president of Peraton's space, intelligence and cyber sector and four-time Wash100 Award recipient -- has been appointed interim chairman of the board of directors at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

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Retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright and Terry Broadman, a 35-year Alliant Techsystems veteran,  have joined the advisory board of Firefly Aerospace.

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Robert Work, a former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and two-time Wash100 winner, has joined the advisory board of cognitive computing analytics firm SparkCognition.

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