Executive Moves

Don McMaster, a seasoned business development leader, announced on LinkedIn on Saturday that had been appointed federal health account executive at American Systems. He will leverage his extensive experience in client and partner relationship management, personnel and operations management, government contracting and sales strategy in performing his role for the Chantilly, Virginia-based information technology and engineering services […] More

George McDonald was selected by the board of directors of Curtiss-Wright to serve as vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. The company said Thursday McDonald has been with Curtiss-Wright since 1999, initially serving as an associate general counsel responsible for the legal matters of the flow control division. He became the chief legal officer […] More

Jennifer Parlato, a human resources leader with decades of experience in the government contracting industry, has taken on the role of vice president of HR for Amentum’s Intelligence and Cyber Business Group. The executive confirmed her new position in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Who is Jennifer Parlato? Parlato has been with Amentum for over three […] More

Network intelligence platform developer Axellio has appointed Chris Gordon as its chief financial officer who will manage all finance functions as the company pursues its market expansion and development of new applications. Gordon, former CFO at Global Kinetics, brings to Axellio more than 25 years of experience across the defense and commercial sectors, performing roles […] More

Mark Hilburger, a public sector executive with more than three decades of experience in the technology sector, was appointed head of business development at Mission IT, a technology consultancy supporting defense, intelligence and civilian customers. Mission IT said Tuesdat Hilburger will be responsible for driving company growth across public sector and federal system integrator markets. […] More

Julie Van Kleeck, former vice president of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s space and launch propulsion business unit, has been appointed to the board of directors of Paragon Space Development. Van Kleeck, who retired from Aerojet Rocketdyne in 2019, brings to Paragon her 30 years of experience in the company, including market knowledge and issue understanding, Paragon said […] More

Sierra Nevada Corporation has named Jim Hanley as vice president of its strategic initiatives. Hanley, who brings to the role nearly 3 decades of defense industry experience, announced the appointment on LinkedIn. New VP’s Professional Experience The new appointee most recently served at ManTech, where he stayed for more than 16 years and held various […] More

RB Consulting Inc. has promoted John Ryan Bailey to vice president of federal health and life science solutions from his former role as director of federal health solutions that he held for more than one year. Bailey joined RBCI in January 2023 as director of the business unit and contributed to growth initiatives through various […] More

Steve Topping, a 13-year industry veteran specializing in driving growth and success for technology and manufacturing companies, has been promoted to chief operating officer at Hoverfly Technologies. The company said Friday that Topping will spearhead its operational strategy and execution while driving its continued growth and innovation in the field of tethered drone technology. The promotion aligns […] More

Yossi Carmil has announced his decision to resign as CEO and member of the board of directors at Cellebrite, a company specializing in end-to-end digital forensics and digital intelligence. The digital investigative services company said Wednesday it has started a formal search for its next CEO with the help of an executive recruiting firm. It will […] More

NVIDIA has appointed Ellen Ochoa, former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to the board of directors. In a press release Thursday, Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, said, “Ellen’s extraordinary experience speaks volumes about her role as a trailblazer and a leader. We look forward to her joining NVIDIA’s board on our continuing […] More

Agile Defense has appointed Jamie Burkhardt, a retired U.S. Navy officer, as general manager of Air Force, Naval and Combatant Commands and vice president of defense operations. Burkhardt announced his new position in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. In this capacity, he will be responsible for growth initiatives and contract execution in support of Air […] More