Executive Spotlight

Clay Hale is senior vice president and chief financial officer for Siemens Government Technologies, the energy and technology conglomerate’s U.S. federal business organization. He started his tenure as SVP and CFO in March and spoke with ExecutiveBiz less than a month later to discuss how he applies Siemens’ commercial success in the federal market and […] More

David Fastabend serves as vice president of advanced information systems at Exelis and leads an organization that works on new products for customers in the defense and intelligence, air traffic management, space, earth science and homeland defense markets. Fastabend joined the company in January 2011 and has also served as Exelis’ director of strategic planning and technology development. […] More

Ian Graham serves as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of BAE Systems, Inc., where he is  responsible for all legal matters associated with the company including contracts, ethics, compliance and export control functions. Graham joined the firm in 2007 and currently serves on the BAE Systems board of directors. The nearly 20-year industry veteran […] More

This is the second part of ExecutiveBiz’s conversation with Graham Plaster of The Intelligence Community LLC. Click here to read the first part of the interview.   ExecutiveBiz: How will small businesses have the chance to participate in the effort? Graham Plaster: We are crowdfunding this month. Small businesses and individuals that want to get involved early […] More

Kay Kapoor, president of AT&T‘s government solutions business, has received the Janice K. Mendenhall Spirit of Leadership Award from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council. ACT-IAC said Monday the award is named after a civil servant who sought to bolster mentorship and relationships between industry and government and is the highest award given to members of the organization. […] More

Scott Pfost serves as group controller of CGI Federal where he is responsible for CGI’s business with the U.S. Federal Government. Pfost previously served as controller of CGI Federal’s civilian business in 2007 with additional responsibilities in contracts, facilities and information technology. During this time, he also served as treasurer of CGI Federal’s Board of Directors. His […] More

Bart Olson serves as vice president of strategy and business development at ATK‘s defense segment and is responsible for functions related to strategic planning, business development, mergers and acquisitions, industry outreach and pursuits. Olson also serves on the board of directors for ATK’s Employee Citizenship Fund. His career prior to ATK includes time at other government contractors in […] More

Kristie Cunningham serves as senior vice president of communications at BAE Systems Inc., where she is responsible for the firm’s external and internal communications activities and leads work on communications strategies and messages across all media and distribution channels. As a member BAE’s senior leadership team and global communications team, she directs media relations, employee engagement, marketing communications and community investment […] More

Deborah Drake serves as vice president of human resources at Sotera Defense Solutions, where she is responsible for leading the company’s enterprise global human resources function. Prior to her current role, she served as a Leidos vice president of Human Resources where she was responsible for compensation, international HR and services initiatives in its intelligence and […] More

Monica McManus serves as vice president of information technology services at Lockheed Martin. McManus is responsible for developing and executing the company’s information technology strategy to promote business growth. McManus joined Lockheed in 1997 where she has held several leadership positions supporting the company’s federal, commercial and international markets. Previously, McManus served as VP and chief information […] More