Executive Moves

Drone technology company PDW has appointed Raymond Thomas, a retired U.S. Army general, as chairman of its board of directors. Ryan Gury, CEO and co-founder of PDW, said in a statement published Tuesday Thomas will help lead the company’s efforts to advance the adoption of small robotics in the U.S. military. “His guidance and wisdom […] More

Technology industry veteran William Vass has been selected to succeed Susan Penfield as chief technology officer of Booz Allen Hamilton. Beginning June 17, Vass will lead the development of Booz Allen’s mission-focused artificial intelligence, cyber, software and data-centric offerings, the firm announced from its McLean, Virginia headquarters on Wednesday. “As we bring transformative technologies to missions of national importance […] More

Jim Lee, a former executive at Maxar Technologies, was named senior vice president, chief legal officer and corporate secretary at Seagate Technology. The data storage innovator said Monday Lee was SVP, general counsel and corporate secretary during his five-year stint at Maxar and will now lead Seagate’s legal team in his new role. He will […] More

The board of directors at battery technology provider EnerSys will nominate Lauren Knausenberger, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at Science Applications International Corp. and a previous Wash100 awardee, as a class II director at the board’s annual meeting. Arthur Katsaros, chair of the board, said in a statement published Tuesday that Knausenberger is […] More

Patrick Roddy, former president of American Facilities Professionals, was appointed executive vice president of operations at J&J Worldwide Services, a CBRE government and defense business. The company said Tuesday Roddy, a retired U.S. Army infantry colonel, brings to the role over two decades of military service experience, having led Army units across the globe. He […] More

Kevin Ruggiero, an information technology industry leader, has joined Parsons as senior vice president and chief information officer. He announced his move to Parsons in a LinkedIn post published Sunday. According to his LinkedIn profile, Ruggiero most recently served as SVP and CIO at Moog, where he led the company’s digital transformation journey and oversaw […] More

Scott Gibbons has transitioned to the role of vice president of operations at L3Harris Technologies, an aerospace and defense company where he previously served as VP of space operations, he announced via LinkedIn post. The executive is a veteran of the former Harris company, which became L3Harris in 2019 after completing its all-stock merger deal […] More

Zachary Dutton has been promoted to vice president of defense technology at RTX, transitioning from his role as business lead of physical sciences and systems at the company’s BBN Technologies business. Dutton said on LinkedIn Sunday that in his new role, he will collaborate with Scott Kaslusky to develop technical strategies for RTX’s Raytheon, Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney subsidiaries. […] More

Spirit AeroSystems has appointed Irene Esteves, a member of the company’s board of directors, as its new chief financial officer. Esteves succeeds Mark Suchinski, who is stepping down but will stay on to provide support during the transition period, Spirit AeroSystems said Wednesday. Esteves previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Time Warner […] More

Mary Evanston, former vice president and capture leader at ICF, has returned to IBM as federal capture executive nearly a decade after last serving as its partner/executive for defense and intelligence, she announced via a LinkedIn post. She held her previous role at IBM from 2012 to 2015, during which she was responsible for strategy […] More

Scott Berrier, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general who served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has transitioned to the industry and was appointed senior vice president within the national security business of Booz Allen Hamilton. The company said Thursday Berrier, a previous Wash100 Award recipient with over four decades of experience in intelligence, […] More

Jason Ballah, an executive with more than 25 years of experience in leading operations and business strategies supporting the Department of Defense and several companies, was appointed vice president of DOD programs at Electrosoft Services. The Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity and enterprise modernization firm said Ballah will be responsible for driving customer success and satisfaction and […] More