Executive Moves

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Jill Feldon, vice president of marketing, communication and community relations for Kaiser Permanente in the Mid-Atlantic region, has been named by the American Heart Association as chair of the 2021 Greater Washington Region Heart Walk.

Joe Biden intends to nominate Denis McDonough, Barack Obama’s former chief of staff, to be secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). "It's not an easy job, but somebody with Denis' experience of being in the white house and managing so many issues I think is going to be a real asset," former VA secretary David Shulkin said.

Kathy Warden – chairman, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and a 2020 Wash100 winner -- has been appointed to succeed Kelly Ortberg as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association's board of governors. AIA named Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a previous Wash100 awardee, as vice chairman.

Robert Reeves, a two-decade defense industry executive and U.S. Army veteran, has joined STS International as director of growth and strategy. He will be responsible for driving the Arlington, Virginia-based company's growth initiatives and helping its senior leadership to develop an approach to grow market presence, STS said Monday.

LMI executives Pete Pflugrath and Josh Wilson have been appointed as senior vice presidents for the nonprofit company's markets and growth and service lines and technology groups, respectively.

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, to serve as secretary of the Department of Defense, Politico reported Monday. Austin would be the first African American to lead DoD if confirmed by the Senate and sources said his selection for the top civilian post at the Pentagon could be announced as soon as Tuesday.

Christopher Miller, acting secretary at the Department of Defense, has named 11 individuals to join the Defense Business Board and advise the DoD leadership on business management matters.

Curtiss-Wright (NYSE: CW) plans to appoint Lynn Bamford, president of its defense and power segments, to become the corporation's president and CEO. She would succeed David Adams who plans to retire on Jan. 1, concluding the latter's seven-year tenure as CEO and over two decades of service with the company, Curtiss-Wright said Thursday.

Red River has appointed Jeff Snider as chief growth officer (CGO), effective immediately, to develop its contract portfolio with new contract vehicles and programs supporting the company’s federal, state and local government customers. He previously served as Red River’s vice president of strategy development. “Red River has grown tremendously in the past five years, and Jeff has played a key role in making that possible,” said Alan Dumas, CEO for Red River.