Executive Moves

American Systems announced that David Dacquino had joined the company as independent board member and human resources committee chairman, effective Sept. 16. Dacquino took the seat of L. Kenneth Johnson, who had been part of the board for 18 years, the company said Monday. John Steckel, president and CEO of American Systems, said, “Dave’s extensive […] More

Artificial intelligence software company Primer Technologies has appointed Collin Green, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, and Daniel Simpson, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, to its federal advisory board. The company’s CEO, Sean Moriarty, anticipates Green and Simpson’s counsel to contribute to delivering innovative AI solutions to customers, Primer said Monday. Green is […] More

Katie Stewart has joined J&J Worldwide Services as the company’s director of digital technology. In her new role, Stewart brings over two decades of experience facilitating customer-centric services including engineering, security governance and supply chain risk management throughout the cybersecurity industry, the facilities services company announced Tuesday. Steve Kelley, CEO and president of J&J Worldwide Services, […] More

Kim Howard has been appointed vice president of fabrication at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, a business of Boeing, the executive announced via LinkedIn Saturday. Howard previously worked for Lockheed Martin for more than three decades. She joined the defense contractor in 1993 as an engineer for equipment and systems installation design and from there, she went on […] More

David Hagy, a sales professional with over 20 years of experience, announced on LinkedIn Monday he has been appointed vice president of sales, federal civilian at Dataminr, a New York-based artificial intelligence company. Prior to joining Dataminr, Hagy served as sales director at Blink Ops, and before that, was the VP of federal sales at Primer.ai. He also […] More

Guidehouse, a global consultancy providing advisory, digital and managed services to the commercial and public sectors, has announced the addition of three partners to its financial services segment to enhance how the company provides clients with solutions and strategic insights. Diarmuid O’Casey joined the business segment to lead the expansion of the public sector financial […] More

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