Dan Sallet, formerly vice president of finance for the electronic systems sector at BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary, has been promoted to senior VP of finance, succeeding Guy Montminy, who is retiring from the company in 2024. Sallet will work as part of the BAE Systems Inc. senior leadership team and report directly to President and...

BAE Systems has agreed to acquire Ball’s (NYSE: BALL) aerospace business for approximately $5.55 billion as part of efforts to accelerate the British defense contractor’s space market strategy and expand its technology offerings for the U.S. government. “This marquee acquisition would advance our company’s position in some of the fastest...

Tom Gentile, president and CEO of Spirit AeroSystems, and Ted Colbert, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, have been elected to serve as chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Aerospace Industries Association’s board of governors for 2023. Eric Fanning, a previous Wash100 awardee, will continu...

Guy Montminy, former president of the platforms and services sector at BAE Systems’ U.S. arm and a previous Wash100 Award winner, will succeed Scott Howat as senior vice president for finance on Sept. 5. He will report to Tom Arseneault, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc. and a two-time Wash100 awardee, as he oversees...

BAE Systems has closed its $200 million purchase of military training and simulation software developer Bohemia Interactive Simulations. BAE first announced the deal in November 2021 and the defense contractor said Monday BISim will operate under the company’s intelligence and security sector, led by 2022 Wash100 inductee Al Whitmore. The acqu...

Kelly Ayotte, a former senator from New Hampshire, has been appointed to serve as chair of the board of directors at BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary for a term of up to three years. She will replace Michael Chertoff, who has held the board chair post at BAE Systems Inc. since April 2012, and take over...

Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been appointed chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association’s board of governors for 2022. He will also serve on the association’s executive committee along with Spirit AeroSystems President and CEO Tom Gentile, who is set...

Ann Ackerson, a more than three-decade supply chain management and procurement professional, will assume the role of global chief procurement officer at BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary on May 4....

Executive Mosaic, the leading executive media and events company in the government contracting “GovCon” industry, announced the 2020 winners of the highly coveted and prestigious Wash100 Award. The full list of winners and more information about the award can be found on Wash100.com. ...

Tom Arseneault, president and chief operating officer of BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary and a former Wash100 Award recipient, has been appointed to take a new dual role as president and CEO beginning on April 1. He will succeed Jerry DeMuro, who assumed the chief executive position in 2014 and a 2019 Wash100 winner....