Executive Moves

ThayerMahan, a Groton, Connecticut-based marine autonomy company, has elevated two of its executives to president positions amid business growth and continued pursuance of government and commercial contracts. The company said Tuesday John Russ, a 30-year U.S. Navy veteran, has been elevated to president of ocean technologies from vice president of operations and engineering He now oversees […] More

Technology industry veteran Burhan Muzaffar has joined Anduril Industries to serve as its vice president of vehicle autonomy and head of robotics, according to his LinkedIn post. Muzaffar brings to Anduril years of experience including time at Ball Aerospace as software engineer for modeling simulation analysis, United Launch Alliance as product leader for software, data […] More

Jason Huff, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, has been named chief operating officer of the security operations division at Cyemptive Technologies. Cyemptive said Thursday the 23-year USAF veteran will oversee the cybersecurity software provider’s security and network operations centers in his COO post. His military career has included stints as the service branch’s […] More

Scott Goldstein, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, has joined Parsons as a senior vice president, G2Xchange Defense reported Thursday. He brings to the Centreville, Virginia-based technology company his leadership and research and development experience in engineering, space, cybersecurity, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance areas. Goldstein most recently served as chief scientist […] More

Hannah Kelley, former senior director at Chugach Government Solutions, has been promoted to the role of vice president of finance at the federal contracting company. She is tasked to drive financial strategies and resource management and to contribute executive leadership to meet CGS’ objectives, the Anchorage, Alaska-based contractor said Tuesday. Kelley started her career CGS […] More

John Macdonald, former senior executive for business development and strategy at CACI International, was named chief growth officer at aviation and aerospace component manufacturer Assured Space Access Inc. He shared his appointment via LinkedIn post, where he also highlighted Assured Space’s radio frequency satellite communication and space domain awareness offerings for civil, defense and commercial […] More

Edward Daly, a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army, will join the board of directors of semiconductor manufacturer SkyWater Technology on Oct. 1. The former commanding general of the Army Materiel Command brings to SkyWater nearly four decades of experience in serving the military and most recently leading a command responsible for logistics, sustainment/materiel […] More

Justin Litko was elevated to the role of vice president of SOF operations at BlueHalo where he previously served as chief of staff, according to his LinkedIn post Monday. Litko joined BlueHalo in November 2020 as director for SOF engagement and then transitioned to his most recent role, which he held for more than two […] More

CACI has selected Stanton Sloane to join its board of directors, effective immediately. Sloane, a former military officer with an established history in the aerospace and defense industries, will serve as an independent director, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Monday. Mike Daniels, chairman of CACI’s Board, noted Sloane’s previous experience on public company boards and in […] More

Robert Giesler, a member of the Defense Science Board with more than four decades of national security experience, has been appointed a strategic adviser at Exovera, a subsidiary of SOS International. Giesler will provide strategic guidance to expand Exovera’s technology and data offerings and develop business strategies, the Vienna, Virginia-headquartered open-source intelligence provider said Tuesday. […] More

Steve Sizemore, former deputy director of the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule Program Management Office, has joined engineering and logistics company Avion Solutions as director of business development. He will work with corporate leadership across Avion’s business divisions to develop and implement strategic growth initiatives and manage partnerships with key clients, the Huntsville, Alabama-headquartered […] More