Executive Moves

Tom Edson has been appointed as chief financial officer of information technology-focused company Alpha Omega Integration, to which he will bring 15 years of industry experience. Leveraging his history of technology and cybersecurity-focused financial management work, Edson will build upon Alpha Omega’s current growth trajectory by establishing infrastructure and monitoring financial governance and compliance, the Vienna, Virginia-based […] More

Michael Sentonas has been elevated from his previous role as chief technology officer of CrowdStrike to president of the endpoint security-focused company. In this position, Sentonas will oversee CrowdStrike’s product and go-to-market strategies, including sales, marketing, product and engineering, threat intelligence and corporate development while supervising its CTO teams, the Austin, Texas-based enterprise announced on Wednesday. “Mike […] More

DecisionPoint has appointed Tanecia Canady, former Savan Group executive, as chief administrative officer in an effort to strengthen the company’s pursuit of new growth opportunities. In this role, Canady will oversee finance and accounting, human resources, infrastructure and quality management and other aspects of daily corporate operations, DecisionPoint announced from Gaithersburg, Maryland on Monday. “Tanecia is […] More

Space industry veteran Tiphaine Louradour was named Spaceflight CEO, taking over the role from Curt Blake, who served as chief executive and president of the launch service provider since 2013.  Louradour has 25 years of experience and she previously served as president of International Launch Services and president at United Launch Alliance for ULS global […] More

William “Bill” Lescher, retired U.S. Navy admiral, was tapped by incubation and investment platform Red Cell Partners to work as a senior adviser, and he also joined DEFCON AI, a portfolio company of Red Cell Partners, as a strategic adviser.  The company said Tuesday Lescher served as the vice chief of naval operations and deputy […] More

Capella Space has created a subsidiary with the goal of bringing synthetic aperture radar imagery products to defense and civilian agencies. Eric Traupe, former assistant director of the CIA for the Near East and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, will lead Capella Federal as president, the company said Tuesday. The newly formed business aims to […] More

Bryan Vandrovec was named as chief technologist for autonomy and artificial intelligence systems at Booz Allen Hamilton, Vandrovec shared via a LinkedIn post.  In his new role, Vandrovec will handle system development and help drive the creation of the company’s AI/Autonomy products and platforms with emerging technology. Prior to joining the management consulting firm, Vandrovec […] More

Karen Moran, former EmblemHealth executive, was named senior vice president and president of Humana Military, marking the first female presidential appointment at the Humana subsidiary. On Jan. 1, Moran took over the role from Brent Densford, who is set to retire following a three-decade career with Humana, the company said Tuesday.  A veteran in the […] More

Trinity Cyber appointed John Fraser, former federal civilian sales head of Securonix, as director of its government-focused business. The move is part of the technology company’s expansion to cater to federal customers, with Fraser bringing over almost two decades of technical sales, business development and strategic consulting experience, Trinity Cyber said Tuesday.  The James Madison […] More

Rory Read, senior vice president and head of business area global communications platform at Ericsson, has joined the board of directors of Booz Allen Hamilton. Read brings over 30 years of global technology leadership experience to the board, where he will serve on the audit committee, Booz Allen said Monday. He joined Ericsson as part of the company’s […] More

Blake Larson, an aerospace industry veteran, has joined the board of directors of Innovative Rocket Technologies. Asad Malik, CEO of iRocket, said in a statement published Friday Larson’s four-decade leadership experience across the aerospace business will help the board advance strategy and growth initiatives in the launch sector. In February 2022, Larson retired as corporate […] More

David Joyce, a four-decade veteran of General Electric, has been appointed chairman of AE Industrial Partners’ venture capital investment platform HorizonX. He will also serve as a strategic adviser to the private equity firm across its investment portfolio, AEI said Wednesday. AEI HorizonX invests in startups operating in aerospace, defense, enterprise and industrial markets.  “I […] More