Executive Moves

Leidos has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Heather Scheuerman as vice president of strategic sourcing and Sashi Ravipati as VP of capability integration. Prior to her appointment, Scheuerman served as director of sourcing at the Reston, Virginia-headquartered information technology and engineering services company for five years, according to her LinkedIn profile. Meanwhile, […] More

Connie Flohr, formerly manager of the Idaho Cleanup Project, has been appointed senior vice president at Navarro Research & Engineering. She will be responsible for new strategic partnerships and targeted growth opportunities for federal programs within the Department of Energy, NASA and the Department of Defense, the company said Friday. Flohr previously oversaw all of the […] More

John Jansen, formerly managing director of the Europe, Middle East and Africa business unit at Luminator Technology Group, will assume the role of CEO at Advanced Technology International in July. ATI said Thursday Jansen will succeed Chris Van Metre and serve as a board member in addition to his CEO position. “John will take ATI to even […] More

Qi “Soso” Yang was appointed senior vice president of the research administration and innovation management unit at HJF after holding the post on an acting basis for four months. Yang is tasked to drive award management, technology transfer and industry clinical trial services of HJF, the nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine said Thursday. […] More

Thomas Falk, formerly chairman and CEO of Kimberly-Clark, has been elected to join the board of directors at Lockheed Martin as independent lead director, succeeding Daniel Akerson, who retired after five years in the role. In his new role, Falk will preside over executive sessions of independent directors, approve agendas for board meetings and provide […] More

Padraic McDermott has joined the U.S. subsidiary of British multinational aerospace company BAE Systems, where he has taken on the role of vice president of business development. McDermott made the announcement regarding his move to BAE Systems Inc. on LinkedIn on Monday. The new BAE VP previously worked at Science Applications International Corporation, where he […] More

Candace Givens, formerly vice president of the overhead persistent infrared and geospatial systems business unit at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday her promotion to VP of mission assurance at the company’s aeronautics systems sector. Givens first joined Northrop as an electrical harness designer in 1996. After over two years, she moved to Boeing in the same capacity. […] More

Scott Michalek has taken on the role of vice president of strategic architecture at SAP National Security Services, an independent U.S. subsidiary of business process software developer SAP. Michalek announced his new position recently on LinkedIn, where he said his new responsibilities include the design and implementation of technologies for customers within regulated U.S. IT […] More

Michelle Kruger, who has been serving as interim president of the U.S. business arm of Austal since August 2023, will assume the permanent role following the decision of Austal USA‘s board of directors. The shipbuilding company said Friday Kruger has more than 25 years of experience in the maritime industry, with a focus on new […] More

Matt O’Neill, a 25-year U.S. Secret Service veteran, was appointed as a senior adviser at Aperio Global, where he will be responsible for spearheading domestic, international, and global investigative operation center initiatives, ExecutiveBiz has learned. O’Neill will collaborate with Aperio Global to enhance customers’ analytical capabilities and training programs to strengthen operational centers’ resilience and […] More

Sean Connelly, a cybersecurity leader, has assumed the role of executive director of global zero trust strategy and policy at Zscaler.

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Brian Gumbel, a seasoned leader in the cybersecurity industry, has joined Dataminr as chief operating officer. In his new role, Gumbel will leverage his over two decades of experience in the field to guide growth efforts within the company, Dataminr announced from New York, New York on Thursday.
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