Executive Moves

Ursa Major has appointed Jason Meredith as president of solid missile systems and Justin Siebert as chief operating officer. The appointments align with its efforts to expand production across multiple propulsion programs, the aerospace and defense company said Wednesday. “We’re entering a phase of our company where execution and scale matter as much as innovation,” said Dan Jablonsky, CEO […] More

Valkyrie Enterprises has appointed Josh Jackson, a defense technology and federal contracting leader, as CEO.  In his new role, Jackson, a two-time Wash100 awardee, will help enhance Valkyrie’s ability to support customers in the execution of their missions by advancing product evolution and prototyping efforts while providing additional growth opportunities for employees, the company said […] More

Systems Planning & Analysis has appointed Raj Badhwar as its chief information officer, placing a longtime cybersecurity and technology executive on the company’s executive leadership team. According to a press announcement received by Executive Mosaic, Badhwar will report to CEO Rich Sawchak and will be responsible for SPA’s information technology functions spanning digital strategy, enterprise […] More

Systems integrator Future Technologies has appointed Richard Johanning, a government contracting and defense industry leader, as vice president of government solutions. In this capacity, Johanning will leverage more than 28 years of leadership experience across the defense, federal contracting and industrial technology sectors to help bridge complex radio frequency physics with high-level mission strategy, Future […] More

Tria Federal has appointed senior executives Kelly Godsey, Troy Ibarra and Drew Ozmar to its business development team as the company expands its support of federal health missions. As federal health missions continue to evolve, companies like Tria are advancing business development efforts to support the next phase of innovation and transformation. That momentum aligns […] More

Spire Global has expanded its newly formed advisory board with the appointments of retired U.S. Navy Adm. Christopher Grady, former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a Wash100 winner, and Edward Newberry, a public policy and government affairs expert. The company’s CEO Theresa Condor said in a press release published Wednesday that […] More

Luanne Pavco has been named to the board of directors of Excella, where she will provide strategic guidance as the company pursues continued growth and modernization, according to a press release sent to ExecutiveBiz. “I look forward to advising on the strategy to grow both top line and bottom-line results while retaining and growing the talent that […] More

Agile Defense has appointed Joe Taylor as vice president and customer account executive for combatant commands and the fourth estate. In his new role, Taylor will be responsible for maintaining executive-level customer relationships and driving account growth and renewals, the McLean, Virginia-based company said Tuesday. Who Is Joe Taylor? Taylor is a retired U.S. Army […] More

Mission Essential has named retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Mark Quantock as CEO. Quantock, who announced the move in a LinkedIn post last week, spearheads the company’s mission as a systems integrator supporting government and national security missions with intelligence, language and operational support services. He steps into the top role following his tenure as […] More

Ericsson Federal Technologies Group has appointed former Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Nathan Simington as director of policy and strategy.  The Vienna, Virginia-based company said Tuesday that Simington will lead the integration of advanced technologies, particularly 5G and 6G, into national security environments and drive collaborations across the private sector. “As we confront a dual imperative: […] More