Executive Moves

Ravi Dankanikote, a 27-year veteran of CACI International (NYSE: CACI), has joined Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as senior vice president of business development for the defense civilian sector.

President-elect Joe Biden has announced plans to nominate Kathleen Hicks, former deputy undersecretary of defense for strategy, plans and forces during the Obama administration, as deputy secretary of defense.

Troy Walter, a government information technology industry veteran with more than two decades of experience, has joined ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) as director of business development. His career includes time at General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) IT business, Digital Management and BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary.

Christopher Kastner, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), has been promoted to serve as chief operating officer. Kastner will be succeeded by Thomas Stiehle, current CFO for HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, as finance chief of the company. Both appointments are effective Feb. 12.

Kathryn Larson, formerly an Accenture (NYSE: ACN) senior manager, has been promoted to managing director within the management consulting business at the company's federal arm. She holds more than 15 years of experience in areas such as program and change, organization and business process design and strategic communications.

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been reelected as chair of the board of directors at the Professional Services Council. “I look forward to serving in the chair capacity in 2021, working with other member companies to expand and strengthen our collective ability to reach decision makers, shape responses to ongoing challenges, and increase engagement with government agencies and other stakeholders," said Krone, a seven-time Wash100 winner.

Barbara Stevens, former chief of data science at the CIA, has been appointed CEO of SOS International's Exovera subsidiary. “Dr. Stevens has more than three decades of experience building and leading complex data science programs for the U.S. Intelligence Community,” said Julian Setian, president and CEO of SOSi and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient. 

Arvind Krishna, CEO and a board member of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has been elected to serve as chairman of the board of the technology company, effective Jan. 1. He will succeed Virginia “Ginni” Rometty, who will retire by the end of December after a nearly 40-year career with IBM.

Moises DelToro III, a three-decade U.S. Navy veteran and former head of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) as a principal within the company's Navy Marine Corps account. DelToro will help the company engage with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and grow in the market that serves Naval Sea Systems Command, the company said Friday.

Michael Lewis, former vice president and general manager of Iron Mountain's (NYSE:IRM) government services unit, has joined Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) as VP of strategy and business development. He brings more than three decades of industry experience to his new position and will be responsible for Salesforce's BD efforts in the aerospace, defense and federal systems integration segments.