Executive Moves

James Kavanaugh, formerly senior vice president for transformation and operations at IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been named chief financial officer of the company, Reuters reported Thursday. Kavanaugh’s appointment took effect Thursday and he will succeed Martin Schroeter, who will replace the retiring Bruno Di Leo as SVP for global markets, …

Carol Pottenger, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and former senior U.S. flag officer at NATO, has joined the board of directors at Serco Inc., the British contractor’s Americas region subsidiary. Her 36-year military career has included roles such as division officer, department head, executive officer and commanding officer aboard combat …

Steve Hoffman, former area vice president at Micro Focus‘ government solutions business, has joined information technology provider Govplace as vice president of sales. Reston, Virginia-based Govplace said Wednesday Hoffman will lead the company’s go-to-market sales strategy and serve on the executive team. He will report directly to CEO Adam Robinson. In his …

Kito Mussa, formerly interim chief financial officer at WidePoint (NYSE: WYY), has been named executive vice president and CFO at the McLean, Virginia-based managed mobility services provider. WidePoint CEO Jin Kang said in a statement published Wednesday Mussa’s experience and insights will help build up the company’s internal controls, financial …

Jeff Henry, former senior vice president of strategic initiatives at ViON, has been promoted as president of the Herndon, Virginia-based government information technology contractor. ViON said Tuesday Henry brings more than three decades of sales and marketing experience to his new position as well as his knowledge of emerging technology platforms that are …

Rod Fontecilla, formerly a vice president at Unisys (NYSE: UIS), has joined Altamira Technologies as chief technology officer. Fontecilla will directly report to Chairman and CEO Ted Davies and oversee the McLean, Virginia-based government information technology contractor’s innovation programs, communities of practice and technology assessment efforts, Altamira said Tuesday. Davies said …

CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) has appointed Brian Fogg, former chief innovation officer at Technica, as chief technology officer of the Falls Church, Virginia-based contractor’s health and civil group. The 25-year federal market veteran will be responsible for helping drive CSRA’s innovation efforts and technical strategies for the healthcare and civilian markets, the …

OGSystems has announced a series of leadership changes as CEO and Co-founder Omar Balkissoon transitions to the role of board chairman of the Chantilly, Virginia-based defense and intelligence technology contractor. Garrett Pagon, OGSystems president and co-founder, will succeed Balkissoon as CEO of the company, OGSystems said Tuesday. Balkissoon will also …

Patrick O’Reilly, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former director of the Missile Defense Agency, has joined L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) as corporate vice president of engineering. He will report directly to Chief Technology Officer Paul DeLia and joins the New York City-based defense contractor after a distinguished military …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has appointed two executives to new executive vice president roles in a move that takes effect immediately. Richard “Rick” Edwards, formerly EVP of the company’s missiles and fire control business, has been selected by the board of directors to serve as EVP of Lockheed’s international business, Lockheed …