Christine Thropp

Gerry Fasano, president of defense group at Leidos and a four-time Wash100 awardee, is slated to become chief growth officer as part of a recently announced key leadership changes and operating group realignment at the technology company. Leidos will be reorganized into five sectors: defense systems, digital modernization, health and civil, national security and commercial and international segments, effective Jan. 1.

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Steven Irish was appointed vice president and general manager of defense enterprise and health solutions at Peraton. The executive was VP and general manager of financial and regulatory agencies at Perspecta for nearly three years before the company was acquired by Veritas Capital and integrated into its portfolio company Peraton.

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Nina Armagno, a retired U.S. Space Force lieutenant general, has joined the board of directors of Rocket Lab USA, bringing over three decades of military experience to the launch services and space systems company. She served as director for space programs at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition for the Air Force.

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Jon Paul Kiwus, a CIA veteran with three decades of agency service, was named program manager of the national security division at Constellis, a risk management and mission support services provider. Kiwus brings to the role experience with the CIA in security and operations and he retired from the agency in 2020.

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Farrell Proffitt, former executive vice president at RIVA Solutions, has joined McLean, Virginia-based government information technology consultancy PBG Consulting as EVP of growth. She will be responsible for leading PBG's business development, partnerships, capture strategy and market-related efforts to drive its growth.

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