Executive Moves

Charles Corcoran, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, has been appointed as a strategic adviser at Scientific Systems, a company that specializes in autonomous technology. He will provide guidance on business decisions relevant to multidomain application of collaborative mission autonomy, the Woburn, Massachusetts-based business said Thursday. Corcoran was in military service for over three […] More

Dedrone has named Sara Devitt, an executive with more than two decades of talent-focused experience, as chief people officer responsible for driving the smart airspace security company’s global people strategy. She will also lead Dedrone’s talent acquisition, development and retention efforts to ensure its workforce is equipped to support current hyper-growth phase, the Sterling, Virginia-based […] More

Hitachi Vantara Federal executives Caren Von Hoene and Ryan Hinkle have been appointed to the board of directors of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association’s Washington, D.C. chapter. Von Hoene currently serves as strategic executive of federal systems integrators at Hitachi Vantara Federal and Hinkle is director of federal sales at the Reston, Virginia-based […] More

Gary Wang has joined DMI as chief technology officer, a role in which he will guide the organization’s technology vision and strategy. His work as CTO will support the company’s efforts to innovate and help clients achieve their business and mission goals using DMI’s technology offerings, the Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered enterprise announced on Tuesday. “With years of experience […] More

Mike Brokaw has been elevated to chief delivery officer role at VMD, where he previously served as senior vice president of business development. VMD said Thursday Brokaw assumed the newly created position immediately, taking charge of overseeing client-facing delivery operations of the Fairfax, Virginia-based government contractor. Having been with the company since 2002, Brokaw’s 25 years of […] More

Bretton Alexander has been appointed as chief revenue officer of Firefly Aerospace, bringing over three decades of experience in the aerospace industry to the company. As chief revenue officer, Alexander will work to speed up company growth, expand Firefly’s customer base and cultivate relationships with existing clients, the Cedar Park, Texas-based organization announced on Friday. “Brett’s global […] More

Jennifer Nelson, a national security industry leader, has assumed the role of chief operating officer at Finch AI. She will oversee business development, sales and marketing, customer engagement and product development and management operations as COO, Finch AI said Wednesday. Nelson most recently served as general manager of national security at Amazon Web Services. The […] More

Laura Schumacher, former chief legal officer and vice chairman of external affairs at drug firm AbbVie, was named independent lead director of General Dynamics‘ board. Schumacher, who has been on the board of directors of General Dynamics since 2014, will assume her new role immediately, the defense company said Tuesday. Her more than 33-year legal […] More

Mike Greene, a defense industry veteran with over three decades of experience, was tapped by Antenna Research Associates to serve as general manager of Product & Innovation Center, a new organization formed by combining ARA’s businesses in Billerica, Massachusetts, and Nashua, New Hampshire. ARA said Tuesday Greene will be responsible for both locations’ personnel, operations, […] More

Mike Madsen, former acting director of the Defense Innovation Unit, has been appointed vice president of national security solutions at strategic intelligence provider Strider Technologies. He will manage the delivery of new and existing capabilities to support the national security mission needs of Strider’s global portfolio of public sector customers, the Salt Lake City-headquartered company […] More

Allen Flynt, a former executive at RTX business Collins Aerospace, was appointed senior vice president of space platforms and robotics at space infrastructure company Redwire. He brings to his new role more than 35 years of industry experience, most recently serving as vice president general manager of civil space and sea systems at Collins Aerospace […] More

Ross Niebergall, a technology industry executive, has been appointed president of the Aerojet Rocketdyne segment following the acquisition of the propulsion systems maker by L3Harris Technologies. He most recently served as vice president and chief technology officer at L3Harris, where he oversaw the technology and engineering organization and aligned research and development investments with growth […] More