Executive Moves

Jack Gumtow, formerly the Defense Intelligence Agency’s chief information officer, has been named to serve as vice president of customer solutions at MetroStar. Gumtow brings 34 years of government and military experience and will support MetroStar’s work to meet the mission requirements of the intelligence community and other customers, the company said Tuesday. His career […] More

Venture-backed defense technology startup Epirus has appointed military veterans John Abizaid and Robert Schmidle to the company’s advisory board. The appointments come as the company aims to address the Department of Defense’s need for technologies that counter unmanned aircraft system threats, Epirus said Monday. A West Point graduate, Abizaid spent 34 years at the U.S. […] More

Michael Mangan, a veteran finance executive with more than two decades of leadership experience, has joined cybersecurity technology research and development company Siege Technologies as chief financial officer. “I look forward to helping the Siege team grow both organically and through strategic acquisitions. It is exciting to get in the action on the front lines of […] More

Al Zollar, who worked at IBM for over three decades, brings years of experience as a software technology manager and investor to the board of directors of software company GCOM. Kamal Bherwani, CEO of GCOM, said in a statement published Thursday Zollar provide advice to help the management team expand the company’s software portfolio that […] More

Global security advisory firm The Chertoff Group has appointed experienced security and acquisition official Julie Dunne and cybersecurity expert Christopher Hetner as senior advisers. Dunn and Hetner will use their experience in working for the government and holding legal and corporate positions to help The Chertoff Group address various client needs related to security and […] More

Michael Rogers, former head of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Agency and a three-time Wash100 Award recipient, has joined security company NetAbstraction as the advisory board chairman. The retired U.S. Navy admiral will lead the advisory board members as they provide NetAbstraction with insights about products, technologies and corporate strategy, the Chantilly, Virginia-based […] More

Geoffrey Hitchcock, former vice president of sales and business development at Vantage Robotics, has been named senior vice president of global defense solutions at drone software provider Red Cat Holdings. He will be responsible for identifying business opportunities for the Golden Eagle unmanned aircraft system in the military sector and exploring potential public safety applications […] More

Keith Alexander, a retired military general who previously led the National Security Agency, has joined SolCyber to serve as part of the enterprise security company’s board of directors. Alexander, who also serves as chairman and co-CEO of IronNet Cybersecurity, will use his decades of experience across commercial, government and cyber areas to support SolCyber, the […] More

Don Raines, former vice president of business development at CACI International, has been named senior VP of growth within Belcan’s government information technology services unit. Wayne Lucernoni, president of Belcan Government IT Solutions, announced Raines’ appointment in a LinkedIn post. Prior to CACI, Raines was chief growth officer at Alion Science and Technology, now part […] More

Patrick Loner, formerly the director of business development at SEAKR Engineering, has been appointed to succeed Jonathan Goff as CEO of Voyager Space Holdings‘ Altius Space Machines subsidiary. Voyager said Wednesday that Goff will join the company as vice president of on-orbit servicing while Loner will lead technology development efforts at Altius. Loner’s three-decade career […] More

Praveen Kosgi, former enterprise solutions director at VMD Corp., was appointed as vice president of technical solutions at NetImpact Strategies where he will help optimize technology portfolio by overseeing and advising on the company’s digital transformation delivery roadmap and go-to-market strategies. He brings more than two decades of experience in government technology transformation and will […] More

Linda Miller, former deputy executive director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, has rejoined Grant Thornton to serve as a principal within the professional services firm’s business unit that offers forensic advisory services and helps clients manage fraud risks. She held a similar role at Grant Thornton before her move to PRAC, which provides oversight […] More