The board of directors of Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has approved a plan to buy back another $500 million in shares through the end of December 2027 as part of a push to maximize return on investment. The satellite communications company said Thursday the plan marks its fourth and largest stock buyback authorization and increases...
Mattermost has appointed industry veteran Pavel Zeman as senior vice president of engineering. The company said Tuesday Zeman will be responsible for driving engineering innovation and accelerating technical collaboration with Microsoft Teams, Azure and Microsoft 365 platforms. “CIOs in national security and critical infrastructure enterprises dep...
Matt McElroy has joined B&A as the information technology company’s chief financial officer. McElroy brings more than 10 years of strategic leadership experience to his new role spearheading B&A’s financial activities, the McLean, Virginia-based company announced Tuesday. Jonathan Evans, president and CEO of B&A, p...
RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has received two contract modifications worth $517.1 million combined from the U.S. Navy to deliver spares for the production of the F135 propulsion system and provide continued technical engineering support for the F-35 Lightning II Propulsion System Block Four Flight Test Program. The Department o...
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Mattermost has named Leigh Dow, a marketing and growth executive, as chief marketing officer. The collaboration platform provider said Monday Dow will oversee Mattermost’s global marketing strategy, drive growth efforts, expand brand presence and advance the development of public-private partnerships and public policy to facilitate the delivery of...
Matt Shaver, co-founder of BrainGu, has taken on the role of chief technology officer at the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based software development company. The company said Friday he will lead a team of engineers and drive BrainGu’s technical roadmap and vision as CTO. Shaver’s appointment comes after John “Spence” Spencer-Taylor, co...
Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) has appointed senior finance executive Vincent O’Neill as chief financial officer and business development leader Timothy Last as executive vice president of sales and marketing, effective Jan. 1. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Wednesday O’Neill will succeed the retiring Thomas Fitzpatrick, ...
The State Department has approved South Korea’s request to purchase up to 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters from the U.S. government. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday the proposed foreign military sale is valued at around $3.5 billion and includes 76 T700-GE-701D engines, 36 AN/ASQ-170 modernized target acquisition and designation si...
The State Department has approved the potential $3.5 billion sale of up to 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to the Republic of Korea. Boeing and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as the principal contractors for the proposed foreign military sale, which also includes engines, fire control radars, missiles, missile warning systems, logistics and eng...
