Executive Moves

Tom Watson, senior vice president of defense services business group at Serco Group‘s North American subsidiary, has been selected to succeed the retiring Dave Dacquino as CEO, effective Sept. 1. Dacquino, a two-time Wash100 awardee who has been serving as Serco Inc.’s chairman and CEO since 2017, will continue to serve as chair of the […] More

Susan Repo, chief financial officer of synthetic aperture radar satellite operator ICEYE, has joined the board of directors of 3D data platform developer Matterport. The executive will contribute leadership experience gained from previously working at MariaDB, Tesla, Juniper Networks and Agilent Technologies to the Matterport board, where she will serve as chair of its audit committee, the spatial […] More

Cloud security company Redacted has appointed Jim Hansen, former chief operating officer and co-founder of Mandiant, to serve as CEO. Hansen will replace Max Kelly, who will transition to the executive chairman role after serving as chief executive for the past seven years, Redacted said Monday. “As a customer-obsessed leader with an extreme bias towards […] More

Dependable Health Services has received funding from M33 Growth and, in connection, John Sanders, operational adviser at the investment firm, has joined the San Antonio-based staffing agency as CEO. Sanders brings to his new role experience in working with the Customs and Border Protection and other Department of Homeland Security offices as well as with […] More

Jonathan Siegmann, former analyst at a private equity firm, has been named senior vice president of corporate development at Terran Orbital, a satellite manufacturer that works with U.S. and NATO ally government clientele. Siegmann will leverage experience in business development and sales in the aerospace and chemical industries to head up Terran Orbital’s investor dynamics, mergers and […] More

Michael Conlin, chief technology officer of Definitive Logic, was named among the initial members of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform Task Force of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. ASMC said Wednesday the executive will chair the task force that is established to boost public awareness of the PPBE reform in the Department […] More

John Coleman has been elevated to the role of president of Peraton’s citizen security and public services business arm. Formerly president of the company’s defense and homeland security division, Coleman is now slated to direct Peraton’s program operations and growth strategies and ensure that its technological endeavors are anticipatory of clients’ needs, the Herndon, Virginia-based company said […] More

James Butler, formerly chief of staff at the National Reconnaissance Office’s Mission Integration Directorate, has joined Viasat to serve as senior director of space strategy and development. In a LinkedIn post, Butler said he was named to the government systems division of the company, where he will collaborate with the resilient space missions team on […] More

Artificial intelligence company Babel Street has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Bryan Mulholland as executive vice president of sales and Jen Snell as senior vice president of marketing. Michael Southworth, CEO of Babel Street, said in a statement published Thursday Mulholland and Snell have decades-long experience in sales and marketing and expertise […] More

John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence and current co-chair of the America First Policy Institute’s Center for American Security, has been appointed to a senior advisory role at American Global Strategies. He will advise AGS clients within the defense, aerospace, private equity, technology and cybersecurity sectors, the Washington, D.C.-based advisory firm said Wednesday. AGS […] More

Radiance Technologies has expanded its board of directors with the appointment of U.S. Air Force veterans John Thompson and James Poss who both bring military leadership experience to the company’s ranks. “Their proven track record of leadership and strategic vision will bring additional strength to the company as we continue to offer advanced technology solutions […] More

David Spirk, former chief data officer at the Defense Department and a previous Wash100 Award winner, has been appointed to the government advisory board of counter-drone technology maker Fortem Technologies. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran joins other former military and federal officials who advise Fortem’s management team on its strategic efforts to address customer defense […] More