Technology company Kagwerks and DTC North America have appointed Aydin Mohtashamian, a more than two-decade defense technology industry executive, as president. Kagwerks said Tuesday Mohtashamian brings to the role over 20 years of experience in integrated sensing, defense tech, unmanned aircraft systems and C5ISR platforms with a strong background ...
Sally Wallace has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer at Leonardo DRS. The Arlington, Virginia-based company said Tuesday Wallace assumes the role effective immediately and will continue to report directly to President and CEO John Baylouny. “Wallace is a strong leader and a trusted partner. Thr...
Dataminr has appointed Balaji Yelamanchili as president and chief operating officer as the company integrates ThreatConnect and scales its real-time, artificial intelligence-driven intelligence platform. Yelamanchili joins Dataminr shortly after the company closed its $290 million acquisition of ThreatConnect, where he previously served as CEO, acco...
Teledyne Technologies has promoted JihFen Lei to senior vice president, effective Jan. 1, 2026, expanding her responsibilities across the company’s defense and aerospace businesses. Lei will retain her existing role as president of defense at Teledyne FLIR and assume oversight of the aerospace and defense electronics segment, Teledyne said Mon...
Parsons has appointed John Martinez as its next chief legal officer, effective Feb. 16. Martinez succeeds Mike Kolloway, who has served as the company’s CLO since 2017, Parsons said Thursday. “John Martinez is one of the most proven and skilled legal officers in our industry, bringing a unique depth of experience in the public and...
SAIC has appointed Ravi Dankanikote as chief growth officer, effective immediately. GovCon leaders and experts will be on hand at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit on Feb. 26. Register now and get the chance to learn about innovations and initiatives impacting the federal contracting landscape. The R...
National security company GRVTY has appointed Tom Jackson, an aerospace and defense industry veteran, as chief growth officer. The company said Monday Jackson will oversee business development, growth strategy and market expansion efforts and advance the delivery of national security capabilities to customers. “As we continue to grow and stren...
Chris Stoner has joined Xpect Solutions as vice president of technical solutions. The company said in a LinkedIn post Saturday that Stoner will oversee efforts to facilitate workforce collaboration and ensure that customers get the support they need to modernize, streamline operations and carry out their mission. Xpect Solutions is a platinum sponso...
President Trump’s most recent executive order on AI lays the groundwork for further development and implementation of the technology for military and national security applications. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order that protects AI development from patchwork and expensive compliance requirements resulting from various state laws. The ...
Socure announced on LinkedIn Thursday that it has elevated Matthew Thompson to president and chief commercial officer. Thompson will oversee Socure’s global expansion and growth across commercial and public sectors. He will lead the company’s efforts to scale its artificial intelligence-driven digital identity and risk platform. Who...
