Tag Archives: Executive Moves

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 23, 2020 — Caryn McGarry, former vice president of ICF's (Nasdaq: ICFI) human resource centers of expertise, transitioned to new roles as senior VP and chief human resources officer, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 10.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 21, 2020 — ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) President and CEO Kevin Phillips succeeded George Pedersen as chairman of the board, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 4.

Jacobs has elected Manny Fernandez, managing partner at KPMG, to the company’s Board of Directors, Jacobs reported on Thursday. Fernandez will retire from KPMG on Sept. 30th and join the Jacobs’ Board of Directors on Oct. 5th. Fernandez will bring nearly four decades of experience, advising both public and private companies. 

Paradyme Management has appointed Lisa Douds as vice president of growth and said she will be responsible for the company’s business development and strategic planning functions. Douds will join Paradyme with more than three decades of experience throughout the government contracting (GovCon) sector.

Maximus has launched Maximus Public Health (MPH) to provide resources to help remediate COVID-19 and other public health threats for government agencies. To support the new division, Maximus has added five additional public health professionals to establish the MPH mission and structure. MPH will collaborate with academic partners, conduct research and expand partnerships with public health agencies.

John Zangardi, president of Redhorse Corp. and former chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, has been named a venture partner for technology at advisory firm Ridge-Lane. He joins 12 other federal civilian and military veterans who have been added to the Ridge-Lane team.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 27, 2020 — GovCon industry veterans Maria Demaree, John "J.R." Riordan, Vicki Schmanske were named among the eight new members of the National Security Space Associations's board of directors, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 12.

AECOM has appointed Gaurav Kapoor, current chief accounting officer of the company, as chief financial officer (CFO), Douglas Stotlar as independent chairman of the Board of Directors and Troy Rudd as director of the Board, effective Aug. 15. Bradley Buss has been appointed to the AECOM Board of Directors, effective August 10th.

Vinnie Tran, president and chairman of the Board of Directors for DirectViz Solutions (DVS), made the announcement on Friday that Michael McHugh, formerly the company’s chief operating officer, has now been appointed DVS’ new CEO, effective immediately. 

TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 3, 2020 — Former Science Applications International Corp. executives Caroline McConnell and Jason Siminski recently joined Altamira as chief human capital officer and vice president of business development, respectively, GovCon Wire reported July 22.

Craig Albert, head of Bechtel Group's infrastructure business, has been promoted as president and chief operating officer, succeeding Jack Futcher, the company announced Thursday.

Jennifer Chronis has been appointed as head of Verizon's federal business, succeeding Michael Maiorana, the company announced Tuesday. Chronis will begin her new role early next month.

IntelliDyne has appointed Harry Bartel as chief operating officer, succeeding Ed Abner, who is due to retire from the Falls Church, Va.-based government information technology contractor this fall, the company said Thursday. 

Jacobs has promoted Ken Gilmartin and Patrick Hill as executive vice presidents within its people and places solutions (P&PS) line of business, effective Aug. 1, the company announced Wednesday.

Jeffery Cherry, founder, CEO and managing partner of The Porter Group, has joined the board of directors at McKean Defense Group. Cherry brings more than 34 years of experience in the federal market and at startup and mid-size companies to the McKean board, the company said Monday.