Executive Moves

Keith Barclay, a longtime executive with more than 30 years of experience, has been selected as CEO and member of the board of directors at Stellant Systems. The aerospace company said Thursday Barclay will leverage his extensive experience in aerospace, defense, medical, industrial and optical networking industries in leading the Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company. Before moving to […] More

Ken Masson, formerly senior director of strategy and business development for advanced weapons at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday he has been appointed vice president of business development at Saab. He brings to the role 25 years of leadership experience including in business development, program management and capture management within the defense industry. During his six years […] More

Jacobs has appointed CEO Bob Pragada as chair of the board of directors and named industry executives Louis Pinkham and Michael Collins as lead independent director and board member, respectively. The Dallas-based technical and professional services company said Friday the appointments came after it completed the separation of its critical mission solutions and cyber and […] More

Randy DeCoutere has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, according to his LinkedIn post shared Wednesday. The long-time financial executive has been involved with General Dynamics for more than 20 years. He joined the GD Land Systems subsidiary of the aerospace and defense company in 2003 and held various […] More

Global consulting company Guidehouse has named Patrick Spoletini as the first growth leader of its health segment. Spoletini brings to his new post over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including work on regulatory compliance and digital health transformation, Guidehouse said. As health segment growth leader, Spoletini will oversee the company’s healthcare consultancy […] More

Carol Koenigsberg, a former senior intelligence executive at the CIA, has joined California-based artificial intelligence company Primer as an adviser. Primer said Wednesday she will help drive innovation initiatives as the company advances its AI tools for U.S. national security missions. Koenigsberg spent nearly two decades at the CIA, where she led digital transformation efforts, most recently […] More

MORI Associates, a provider of IT and engineering offerings, announced the appointment of Gabe Garrett as senior vice president of the space and defense sector. Shanaz Amirjafari, founder and CEO of MORI Associates, said in a press release Tuesday, “We are thrilled to welcome Gabe Garrett to the MORI Associates leadership team. Gabe’s track record in spearheading […] More

Joseph Bartasius, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined Data Systems Analysts as chief growth officer. DSA said Bartasius is tasked with spearheading the company’s strategic vision while boosting its presence across federal, defense and academic markets. Bartasius will also oversee the teams handling business development, communications and marketing, capture management, strategy and customer relations. The new […] More

Castellum, a cybersecurity, electronic warfare and software engineering services company catering to the federal government, announced the promotion of Andrew Merriman to chief operating officer from deputy COO effective Sept. 1. Drew succeeds Glen Ives, who was elevated to CEO in July, Castellum said Monday. Commenting on Merriman’s appointment, Ives said, “Drew is an exceptionally […] More

Gary Camper, who previously served as BWX Technologies Nuclear Operations Group’s chief operating officer, has been named president of the BWXT subsidiary. In his new role, Camper will use his prior manufacturing experience with BWXT to support NOG’s goal of producing nuclear reactor components and fuel for U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, the Lynchburg, Virginia-based company […] More