Executive Moves

Dave Bissett, with nearly 10 years of service at NextGen Federal Systems, announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has advanced to senior vice president from his previous VP/group manager post at the small business firm. Starting as a senior program manager in August 2014 at NextGen, Bissett steadily rose to become division manager and then VP of corporate operations before assuming his most recent position.

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Dave Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing, will step down as chief executive of the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace company at the end of 2024. Boeing announced on Monday a number of board and management changes including Calhoun's, Steve Mollenkopf's election to succeed Larry Kellner as board chair and Stephanie Pope's appointment as president and CEO of the company's commercial airplanes business.

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Kim Lynch, executive vice president of government defense and intelligence at Oracle and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, and two other industry leaders were added to the board of directors of the Professional Services Council, ExecutiveBiz has learned. Lynch, whose term runs through Dec. 31, 2026, will serve on the PSC board with Ricardo Michel, executive director of Palladium International; Jennifer Welham, senior vice president of health, people and human services at ICF; and other previously elected members.

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Heather Gray, formerly senior vice president of business development at Science Applications International Corp., has joined QinetiQ's U.S. subsidiary as VP of business development for the defense technologies and solutions business unit, according to a LinkedIn post. She brings to the role over two decades of experience in overseeing business development and capture and proposal management functions for defense, civilian and intelligence communities.

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Masood Ahmed has assumed the role of vice president of health mission solutions division at Leidos, where he previously worked as VP of capability integration, according to a LinkedIn post. The executive has been with the Reston, Virginia-based information technology, engineering and science company for over seven years.

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Iridium Communications has hired John McNiff as vice president and general manager of the company's Space Development Agency business, bringing to the role over three decades of professional experience. The appointment went into effect on Feb. 5, the satellite communications company said Monday.

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Jim Chilton, a space industry executive and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined the advisory board of All Points Logistics. In this capacity, he will work with All Point's leadership team to develop the company's growth strategy, build up client relationships and launch the Space Prep program, the company said Friday.

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Amy Dalton has been promoted to chief performance officer and executive vice president of operations at Two Six Technologies, transitioning from her previous role as vice president of operations. The Arlington, Virginia-based technology firm said Wednesday she will maintain her role of building and leading the operations team, while also taking on responsibilities for overseeing business development and the products team.

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David Bassett, who has over 35 years of service in the Department of Defense and is the former director of the Defense Contract Management Agency, has been appointed strategic adviser to the board of Latent AI. In a statement Thursday, company CEO and co-founder Jags Kandasamy said Bassett will help improve services to “provide an unfair advantage to our warfighters in the era of strategic competition.”

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Constantine Saab, managing director and chief technology officer at Valor Equity Partners, has joined the advisory board of Peraton. Saab, an 18-year CIA veteran, will provide strategic counsel to Peraton's senior leadership team on shaping the company's business goals and objectives, the company said Thursday.

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Juan Navarro, an experienced information technology professional who previously served as CEO of HDT Global, has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Advanced IT Concepts. He will assume responsibility for guiding the company through its upcoming phase of growth, the Florida-based company said Wednesday.

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Ashley Meade, formerly senior director of operations at Amentum, has been named vice president of operations and program manager of the Africa Peacekeeping Program. She was director of operations and AFRICAP program manager at PAE, now part of Amentum, for nearly three years and was a senior pricing policy analyst at Lockheed Martin before joining PAE.

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