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Ellen Pawlikowski, a retired U.S. Air Force general and former head of Air Force Materiel Command, has joined communications satellite services provider Intelsat as an independent member of its board of directors.

Acorn Growth Companies has appointed 38-year aerospace and defense industry veteran Rick Schmidt as president of the investment firm's new portfolio business, Black Sage Technologies.

Julie Sweet has begun her tenure as CEO of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) after leading the professional services firm's business in North America for the past four years.

Kevin Samuelson, formerly chief financial officer of Infor, has succeeded Charles Phillips as CEO of the business cloud software provider. Phillips has held the CEO post over the past nine years and will transition to a new role as chairman of the firm's board of directors, Infor said Wednesday.

The board of directors of ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI) has approved President and Chief Operating Officer John Wasson to succeed Sudhakar Kesavan as CEO of the global consulting services provider by Oct. 1.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has promoted 33-year company veteran James Etheredge to the position of group chief executive for North America in a move slated to take effect Sept. 1. He will succeed Julie Sweet, who will take the helm at Accenture as CEO, the professional services firm said Thursday.

Charles Hicks, former chief operating officer and chief financial officer of SC3, has joined NCI Information Systems as executive vice president, CFO and corporate treasurer. “Chuck is a well-known change agent and a highly respected finance/business leader in the GovCon market,” Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of NCI and a former Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement released Tuesday.

Julie Sweet, who has led Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) North American business over the past four years, will succeed David Rowland as CEO of the company and join its board of directors beginning on Sept. 1.

Mark Safran, a 17-year veteran of BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary, has joined Dewberry as associate vice president of geospatial and technology services. He will concurrently serve as a senior program manager based in Dewberry's Fairfax, Va., office and brings more than three decades of business development and program management experience in the spatial domain, the company said Tuesday.

Rubrik announced on Wednesday that Tom Kennedy has been appointed the vice president of Federal for the company and will lead growth and expansion. Kennedy will be responsible for all aspects of Rubrik’s federal business, including strategic development and execution. He will be reporting directly to Brett Shirk, Rubrik’s chief revenue officer.