Executive Moves

Ron Sugar and Jim Moffatt, respectively former CEOs at Northrop Grumman and Deloitte Consulting, have joined the advisory board of cognitive computing analytics company SparkCognition.

Gary Sladic, vice president of accounting and finance at Noblis, has been selected to lead the finance committee of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation's board of directors.

Sharon Harrington, senior vice president of human resources at OBXtek, has been promoted to HR officer at the McLean, Virginia.-based technology and logistics contractor.

Matthew Schmitz, former product manager for enterprise information technology and cyber solutions at Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary, has joined MartinFederal Consulting as chief growth officer.

Shawn Beddows, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has been appointed vice president of global services at Washington, D.C.-based border management and supply chain consulting firm CT Strategies. His CBP career includes time as acting director of the agency's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program and deputy attache in Brussels.

Avaya has appointed Stephen Spears as chief revenue officer (CRO) to add to the company's strategic executive management team. Spears will report to president and CEO Jim Chirico, Avaya said on Wednesday. In his new role, Spears will supervise the strategy, performance and alignment of revenue operations for Avaya, as well as accelerate execution on the company’s growth strategy.

BlueVoyant has added cybersecurity leaders Debora Plunkett and Ariel Litvin to the board of directors and named Ronald Moultrie, former senior national security official, as vice chairman of its advisory board.

Dr. Lisa Porter, former deputy undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense, has returned to the Riverside Research board of trustees, the company reported on Monday. Porter has nearly 25 years of experience in the defense and technology industries and is currently the co-president and co-founder of LogiQ.

Edward Kwartler, vice president for AI trust at enterprise artificial intelligence technology maker DataRobot, has been named to a recently established federal committee focused on ethical and data-driven evidence building.

Blake Moore, a 15-year Department of Defense veteran, has joined collaboration platforms provider Wickr as vice president of strategy and operations. He will oversee the company’s strategy and help expand its presence across government and commercial sectors, Wickr said Monday.

Richard Hozik, a 45-year financial and operations leader, has joined Constellis as chief financial officer. He will succeed Gordon Foster, who will stay through Sept. 30 to help with the transition, the company said Monday.

Charles Ferry, who worked in the energy and defense industries after a 26-year career in the U.S. Army, has been appointed to succeed Gianni Arcaini as CEO of Duos Technologies Group beginning on Sept. 1.

Tony Azar, former senior vice president of CACI International's healthcare solutions group, has been named chief operating officer of Waldorf, Md.-based professional services company MD Consulting.

Lauren Knausenberger has been appointed as the U.S. Air Force deputy chief information officer (CIO) to lead the service branch’s enterprise IT policy and management office, succeeding Bill Marion, who retired from the Air Force as deputy CIO in April 2020. As deputy CIO, Knausenberger will command the SAF/CN office, leading the department’s enterprise IT, cybersecurity and digital transformation initiatives.

DB Schenker has appointed Stacey Brown, Esq as chief human resources officer (CHRO) for the Americas, effective August 3, 2020, the company reported last Wednesday.