Executive Moves

Latent AI, an expediter of edge AI offerings for national security, has added James Cartwright, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general, as a strategic adviser to its board. The company said Wednesday, the former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff retired from active duty in Sept. 2011 after 40 years of service. He […] More

Deltek has chosen Margo Martin and Rebecca Harness as the newest members of its C-level executive team. The enterprise software provider said Tuesday Martin, a Deltek veteran, was promoted to senior vice president and chief customer officer while Harness, a former Quickbase executive, was named VP and chief information security officer. Martin will oversee Deltek’s […] More

Ben Aspero, a senior executive and management consultant, was appointed vice president of finance and supply chain management at Astrion. The company made the announcement via LinkedIn, where it also welcomed the appointment of Chelsea Fox Rogers as finance business partner and Simone Harris as human resources business lead. Aspero joined Astrion after working as […] More

Edge Autonomy, an unmanned systems manufacturer, appointed Andy Ward as its new director of business development for the U.S. Army and the Americas. In a LinkedIn post shared Friday, Edge Autonomy said Ward, who was previously with System Dynamics International, will oversee the strategic pursuit and growth of the business development team. As an Edge […] More

French laser communications company Cailabs has appointed Jim Hooper as senior vice president of business development for its Washington-based U.S. unit. With his appointment, Hooper will work to strengthen Cailabs’ position in the U.S. satellite sector, the company said. Immediately before joining Cailabs, Hooper was the senior vice president for space initiatives of global satellite […] More

Thomas Modly, former acting secretary of the U.S. Navy, joined Tim Dunnigan as the newest members of the Draganfly board of directors. The aircraft manufacturing company said Thursday Modly, who also served as the 33rd undersecretary of the Navy, brings years of leadership experience and business operations knowhow to Draganfly. The former Navy leader spearheaded […] More

Intel has appointed Naga Chandrasekaran to succeed Keyvan Esfarjani as chief global operations officer, executive vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Chandrasekaran will officially assume his new roles on Aug. 12 and he will report to CEO Pat Gelsinger, the technology company said. Esfarjani, who is retiring after nearly […] More

Jason Waldman was elevated to the role of vice president of defense, mission and technology programs at Aleut Federal, according to his LinkedIn announcement. Waldman has been with Aleut’s federal services-focused business arm since February 2017. He joined as program manager and advanced to operations director post before assuming his most recent role as managing […] More

Jeff Valania recently announced on LinkedIn that he has taken on the role of vice president of technology and strategy at aerospace and defense company Voyager Space. Before joining Voyager Space, Valania was part of Sierra Space, where he had served as senior director of engineering from 2022. Valania had also been part of Sierra […] More

Todd Hack was elevated to the role of vice president of advanced electronic systems at General Dynamics‘ mission systems business. Hack announced his promotion via a LinkedIn post, in which he also said he will focus on secure defense electronic boards and next-generation components for smart munitions and navigation systems. The project management professional has […] More