Executive Moves

Kent Lietzau, former vice president of strategy and business development at United Launch Alliance, has joined SEAKR Engineering as head of business development. He will oversee growth efforts across the space electronics manufacturing company's government, civil and commercial businesses, SEAKR said Friday.

Jacklyn Wynn, formerly a vice president at Mitre, has joined General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) information technology unit as VP of strategic programs, Women of Color Magazine reported Thursday. She will oversee programs within the federal health sector, military health and veterans affairs areas of the GDIT business.

Ted Wright, a more than 30-year aerospace and defense industry veteran, has been appointed CEO of the defense business at vehicle manufacturing company Navistar International (NYSE: NAV).

Brian Young, a more than two-decade aerospace engineering professional, has been promoted to vice president of space control programs at Chantilly, Va.-based government contractor Centauri.

Randy Tharp, a former account management lead at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been appointed vice president of Veterans Affairs programs at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT). "I’m honored to continue to serve our veterans in this new role, and look forward to working with our VA and Industry partners to deliver on our promise to care for those who shall have borne the battle," Tharp said.

Rod Phillips, formerly vice president of operations at McLean, Va.-based By Light Professional IT Services, has been promoted to chief learning officer.

Kevin Scott, chief technology officer of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), will assume additional duties as executive vice president of artificial intelligence and research in early 2020, CNBC reported Wednesday.

Mark Fabian, former strategic account executive at CA Technologies' federal business, has joined The Ambit Group as vice president of growth, G2Xchange ETC reported Wednesday. He brings more than 20 years of information technology capture and sales experience in the federal market.

Geoff Vaughan, a more than 19-year information technology industry veteran, has been appointed vice president of operations for Steampunk’s federal civilian sector.

Dan Azmon, vice president, controller and principal accounting officer at L3 Technologies, has been appointed chief financial officer of CPI Aerostructures.