Executive Moves

Steven Holland, logistics and property management at LMI, and Alex Barenblitt, logistics planning and optimization senior consultant at the company, have been appointed to serve leadership roles at the National Property Management Association.

William Schaefer, chief operating officer of Amyx over the past four years, has been promoted to president and CEO at the Reston, Virginia-based government services contractor. He succeeds Satya Akula, who retired from Amyx after nine years at the helm, the company said Wednesday.

Ball Corporation has appointed Daniel Fisher, senior vice president, as the company's president and member of its board of directors, effective 2021. Lisa Pauley, SVP of HR and administration, and Scott Morrison, SVP and chief financial officer, were also promoted to Ball's executive vice presidents and will retain their current responsibilities.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket venture has appointed seven government and industry veterans to its newly formed board of advisers that will counsel the firm's leadership team on space business matters.

Paul McCloskey, a nearly two-decade software industry veteran, has joined identity and access management technology provider Saviynt as vice president of federal sales. His career includes prior federal sales leadership positions at NetBrain Technologies, SolarWinds, Cenzic.

Uyen Dinh, a former Department of Homeland Security official, has joined geospatial intelligence company BlackSky to serve as vice president for government relations and strategy. Dinh will contribute over 20 years of experience in national security, cybersecurity and geospatial intelligence to BlackSky's government engagements, the company said Tuesday.

Paul Kaminski, chairman and CEO of defense consulting firm Technovation, has joined Digital Global Systems' board of directors to provide military expertise as the company looks to transition to key markets. He brings defense experience as a retired U.S. Air Force official who served as the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, DGS said Monday.

Scott Stapp, former vice president of resiliency and rapid prototyping within Northrop Grumman's space systems sector, has been promoted to chief technology officer. Stapp will report to Kathy Warden, chairman, CEO and president of Northrop and five-time Wash100 Award recipient.

John Coleman, formerly chief of staff for the 1st Marines Expeditionary Force, has joined tracking technology company LocatorX's advisory board. Coleman will contribute to company's board his more than 40 years of experience from both military and commercial sectors, LocatorX said Tuesday.

Daniel Brunk, a 30-year U.S. Navy veteran, has succeeded Martin Kao as CEO of Martin Defense Group. Brunk has also taken the role of manager at the Honolulu, Hawaii-based government contractor as part of his promotion, the company said Friday.

Robert Stalick, CEO of Owl Cyber Defense and a more than three-decade industry veteran, has been named president of Caliburn International's engineering and technology unit.

Timothy Herrick, vice president of global product programs at General Motors, has been appointed to serve as president of GM Defense on an interim basis. He will lead the military vehicle manufacturing business until the company finds a permanent replacement for David Albritton, who exited GM Defense to join Amazon Web Services as VP of global communications for public sector and vertical industries.

Triumph Group has extended Daniel Crowley’s term as president and CEO for an additional five years. Crowley, who held the role since 2016, will continue in his capacity through Nov. 17, 2025, Triumph said Wednesday.

Elder Granger, a retired U.S. Army major general, has joined Cerner as a member of the company’s board of directors. 

Counter-drone technology maker Fortem Technologies has created a government advisory board with nine senior leaders from the defense, intelligence, federal and private sectors.