Executive Moves

Scott Gibbons has transitioned to the role of vice president of operations at L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense company where he previously served as VP of space operations, he announced via LinkedIn post. The executive is a veteran of the former Harris company, which became L3Harris in 2019 after completing its all-stock merger deal […] More

Zachary Dutton has been promoted to vice president of defense technology at RTX, transitioning from his role as business lead of physical sciences and systems at the company’s BBN Technologies business. Dutton said on LinkedIn Sunday that in his new role, he will collaborate with Scott Kaslusky to develop technical strategies for RTX’s Raytheon, Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney subsidiaries. […] More

Spirit AeroSystems has appointed Irene Esteves, a member of the company’s board of directors, as its new chief financial officer. Esteves succeeds Mark Suchinski, who is stepping down but will stay on to provide support during the transition period, Spirit AeroSystems said Wednesday. Esteves previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Time Warner […] More

Mary Evanston, former vice president and capture leader at ICF, has returned to IBM as federal capture executive nearly a decade after last serving as its partner/executive for defense and intelligence, she announced via a LinkedIn post. She held her previous role at IBM from 2012 to 2015, during which she was responsible for strategy […] More

Scott Berrier, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has transitioned to the industry and was appointed senior vice president within the national security business of Booz Allen Hamilton. The company said Thursday Berrier, a previous Wash100 Award recipient with over four decades of experience in intelligence, […] More

Jason Ballah, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in leading operations and business strategies supporting the Department of Defense and several companies, was appointed vice president of DOD programs at Electrosoft Services. The Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity and enterprise modernization firm said Ballah will be responsible for driving customer success and satisfaction and […] More

Former Internal Revenue Service Chief Information Officer Nancy Sieger has joined Guidehouse’s public sector financial services practice as a partner and IRS account leader. In her new position, Sieger will leverage over three decades of experience in government roles to advise government clients on digital transformation and information technology modernization, Guidehouse announced from Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Sieger […] More

Michael Polmar, a growth executive with three decades of experience in business development and operational strategy, was appointed chief growth officer at Tyto Athene, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Polmar joined the portfolio company of Washington, D.C.-based private investment firm Arlington Capital Partners after holding the same role at Bart & Associates. He was responsible […] More

RIVA Solutions has appointed Gerald Caron, former chief information officer for the International Trade Administration, as its new vice president of Cybersecurity.  Caron brings to the McLean, Virginia-based information technology government contractor and systems integrator more than 20 years of experience as a leader in global IT operations and cybersecurity, RIVA said Monday. As ITA […] More

Chip Schaller, formerly senior vice president at Maximus, has been appointed proposal and capture subject matter expert at the American division of British bid writing service provider AutogenAI. In a statement Monday, Elizabeth Lukas, AutogenAI CEO of the Americas, highlighted Schaller’s extensive experience in proposal and capture management within the federal and commercial landscapes and said it could […] More

Washington, D.C.-based vTech Solution has appointed Marc Andersen, a senior partner at professional services company EY, as a member of its board of advisers. In a LinkedIn post announcing the appointment, vTech said Andersen will bring to the advisory board his experience in business development, community impact and organizational transformation across the public and private […] More

Jose Simonelli has been selected as head of professional services and customer experience at Rancher Government. In his new role, Simonelli will enhance Rancher’s service delivery to help meet the specific needs of various federal clients, the company announced from Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Rancher Government CEO Paul Smith, a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient, said Simonelli’s appointment underscores the […] More