Executive Moves

The National Security Technology Accelerator has appointed Jessica Traw as chief financial officer. Traw, who possesses over 15 years of accounting and finance leadership, will be tasked with the establishment of a scalable infrastructure that maintains compliance while remaining in line with organizational goals, NSTXL said Wednesday. Traw joined NSTXL in November 2023. Her prior […] More

Tarry Kirkland, a senior executive with over two decades of experience in business development and law enforcement, has joined the mission technologies division of HII as a business development executive, according to his LinkedIn announcement. He previously served as senior business development executive for the Department of Homeland Security at CACI International, vice president for […] More

Ironwave Technologies, a radio frequency and microwave technology provider, welcomed Scott Sanders, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, to its advisory board. In addition to his military background, Sanders brings extensive experience from the aerospace and defense industries to the Manassas, Virginia-based company, Ironwave said Thursday. Anthony Lisuzzo, president and CEO of Ironwave, commented on […] More

Charles Beames has been selected as executive chairman of the board of directors at TrustPoint, a company focused on transforming GPS technologies to support both public and private sector clients. In this position, Beames will leverage his more than 30 years of experience in aerospace and investment to support TrustPoint’s customers and stakeholders across the globe, TrustPoint […] More

Jennifer Dugan, a Washington, D.C.-based executive with over two decades of industry experience, was elevated to the role of vice president of operations at Tria Federal, where she most recently worked as director. She announced her promotion at the middle-market information technology and advisory services provider via LinkedIn post Thursday. Prior to joining Tria Federal, […] More

Heather Wilson, the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Air Force and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, was elected to the board of directors of Lockheed Martin, effective May 22. In a statement published Wednesday, Jim Taiclet, chair, president and CEO of Lockheed, said the deep industry knowledge and extensive leadership experience of Wilson will be […] More

Betty Sapp, former director of the Department of Defense’s National Reconnaissance Office, has joined the board of directors of BAE Systems. In a statement Wednesday, BAE’s Board Chair Kelly Ayotte, said, “Her vast knowledge of government, the intelligence community and our industry, as well as her service in the U.S. Air Force, will serve us well as […] More

Mike McDermott, former chief operating officer at National Capitol Contracting, has joined 22nd Century Technologies as chief growth officer, ExecutiveBiz has learned. 22nd Century Technologies CEO Anil Sharma shared that McDermott will have oversight of all business development efforts and will support proposal development, marketing, mergers and acquisitions and congressional outreach. “He is an accomplished […] More

Sierra Space has promoted Shawn Buckley, an expert in space habitation and expandable habitats who had previously served as senior director of engineering and chief technologist of the company’s EarthSpace Systems business, to the position of vice president of space destinations. Sierra Space said Tuesday that in his new role, Buckley will be in charge […] More

Epicor Software CEO Steve Murphy has been selected to join Box’s Board of Directors. He will succeed John Park, a partner at investment firm KKR, who will leave the board effective immediately, Box announced on Thursday.

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Concetta Yates, an executive with 25 years of information technology sector experience, was named head of data analytics and artificial intelligence at Red River, a provider of technology transformation services for government and enterprise customers. The company said Thursday Yates' career was centered on AI and intelligent automation, software, hardware and multicloud platforms.

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Michael Barnes, formerly a director at LeoLabs, has been appointed vice president of government sales of Digantara, an India-based space technology start-up focused on traffic management and space situational awareness, according to his LinkedIn post. In his new role, Barnes will lead Digantara's government sales efforts in the U.S. and help strengthen its collaboration with the federal government and industry partners to boost space safety and sustainability.

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