Executive Moves

Lentech has named Paul Dillahay, a government technology industry veteran, as the first member of its advisory board. The company said Thursday Dillahay brings to the newly created advisory board his over three decades of experience in federal contracting, strategic growth and technology innovation. “His wealth of experience and deep understanding of the industry will […] More

Kevin Brady, former vice president of growth and defense systems at Axient, announced on LinkedIn Thursday that he had been appointed vice president and business development executive for Astrion‘s missile defense and Navy division. Brady brings to the role years of management experience, primarily focused on driving business growth. He joined Axient in 2017 as director of BD […] More

Apogee, a provider of national security and defense offerings, announced appointing Cord Cohee as its new vice president of operations. The company said Thursday that Cohee brings to the role extensive experience in operations management and military leadership. His appointment went into effect in September. Frank Varga, CEO of Apogee, said, “Cord’s remarkable track record […] More

Highlight has appointed Wayne Rehberger as its fifth board member. The federal contractor’s board of directors guides and oversees its growth and maturity as an employee stock ownership plan-owned company. In a press release Tuesday, Aarish Gokaldas, Highlight CEO, expressed excitement about the addition of Rehberger and touted the new board member’s “financial acumen and […] More

Trane Technologies Chair and CEO David Regnery will support L3Harris Technologies in its journey to transform the defense industry as a newly appointed member of the latter’s board of directors. Regnery has served as Trane’s CEO since July 2021 and as the company’s board chair since January 2022, L3Harris said Tuesday. He also held other […] More

Iridium Communications has named Kalliroi Landry, a retired U.S. Space Force colonel, as government programs director, Fierce Network reported Monday. In this capacity, Landry will facilitate engagement with Department of Defense communities to advance data sharing, collaboration, transparency and adoption of commercial platforms. Scott Scheimreif, executive vice president of government programs at Iridium, said Landry […] More

Mike Moran, a seasoned space industry professional, has been named director of U.S. government business at Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Government Solutions, according to a LinkedIn post he shared Sunday. Moran previously served as senior vice president of defense and intelligence systems at Terran Orbital and chief operating officer and co-president of PredaSAR. Moran also served as vice president […] More

TurbineOne has appointed Ray Johnson, an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, to its board of directors. In a LinkedIn post, the San Francisco-based analytics software company said Johnson brings to the board his experience leading organizations and developing innovative growth strategies. ‘I am delighted to be joining the TurbineOne Board. Rapid decision support at […] More

Melissa Smith, formerly part of Google subsidiary Mandiant, has joined cybersecurity firm SentinelOne as its vice president for technology partnerships and strategic initiatives. In her new position, Smith will lead in pinpointing and establishing industry collaborations gainful for customers, while also fostering innovations in the company’s partner ecosystem, SentinelOne stated in a LinkedIn post on […] More

Artificial intelligence company C3 AI announced the appointment of retired U.S. Air Force Gen. John Hyten to its board of directors, effective immediately. The company said Thursday that Hyten, a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will work alongside other board members to shape C3 AI’s strategic direction. Commenting on the appointment, […] More

Secure collaboration platform developer Mattermost has named Bill Anderson as principal product manager who will lead the company’s innovations in advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and quantum cryptography. Anderson, former CIS Secure president, is expected to bring in new partnerships with the Department of Defense and the intelligence community, Mattermost said Tuesday. Ian Tien, […] More