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  • Laurent Collet-Billon Joins Thales Board of Directors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Laurent Collet-Billon Joins Thales Board of Directors

    Laurent Collet-Billon, a former executive at France’s defense procurement agency and representative of the state’s golden share in Thales, has been elected into the company’s board of directors following Bruno Parent’s resignation as board member. The company said Wednesday Bertrand Le Meur, a general armaments engineer, will replace replace Collet-Billon as the French state’s representative. Collet-Billon will serve as board member until Thales’ […] More

  • Francesco Cordua Joins RTKL as Commercial Practice VP; Lance Josal Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Francesco Cordua Joins RTKL as Commercial Practice VP; Lance Josal Comments

    Francesco Cordua has been appointed vice president of the commercial practice at RTKL, where he will oversee the group’s retail and interior brand strategy and manage The Environments Studio at the company’s Washingto office. “[Francesco] understands the process behind good design and knows how to translate these concepts to meet client objectives,” Katie Sprague, an RTKL senior vice president, said […] More

  • Mary Henry to Become Independent Director on Avaya’s Board; Kevin J. Kennedy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mary Henry to Become Independent Director on Avaya’s Board; Kevin J. Kennedy Comments

    Mary Henry, formerly partner and managing director at Goldman Sachs, will become an independent director of Avaya’s board of directors. Henry also serves as a director of personal business analytics provider FirstRain and Avida Labs, which provides services for cancer patients, Avaya said Thursday. “Her expertise and perspective will be a tremendous asset to the […] More

  • Salesforce.com Hires Finance Vet Mark Hawkins as CFO; Marc Benioff Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Salesforce.com Hires Finance Vet Mark Hawkins as CFO; Marc Benioff Comments

    Mark Hawkins, former chief financial officer and executive vice president of Autodesk, will serve as chief financial officer salesforce.com starting August 1 and report to Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO. Salesforce.com said Monday that outgoing CFO Graham Smith will stay on as a full-time adviser to assist in the transition until his retirement on March 31 next year. “We are thrilled […] More

  • Roxanne Decyk Joins DigitalGlobe Board of Directors; Jeffrey Tarr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roxanne Decyk Joins DigitalGlobe Board of Directors; Jeffrey Tarr Comments

    Roxanne Decyk, member of Alliant Techsystems’ board of directors, has joined the DigitalGlobe board. Decyk currently serves as board member of offshore driller ENSCO PLC and oil and gas management services provider Petrofac Ltd, DigitalGlobe said Tuesday. “Roxanne’s deep experience in corporate strategy, human resources, government relations, and the oil and gas sector on a global […] More

  • EC-Council Co-Founder Jay Bavisi Elected to Info Security Education Colloquium Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EC-Council Co-Founder Jay Bavisi Elected to Info Security Education Colloquium Board

    Jay Bavisi, president and co-founder of certification body EC-Council, has been appointed to the board of the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education, an organization of U.S. information security professionals from government, industry and academia. EC-Council said Thursday Bavisi has previously participated in CISSE events and is also a recipient of the colloquium’s 2013 Industry Leadership Award. Bavisi, who […] More

  • Former Verizon Terremark CISO Norm Laudermilch Named First Invincea COO; Anup Ghosh Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Former Verizon Terremark CISO Norm Laudermilch Named First Invincea COO; Anup Ghosh Comments

    Norm Laudermilch, former chief information security officer of Verizon‘s Terremark division, has joined Invincea as its first chief operating officer and will report directly to Anup Ghosh, the company’s founder and CEO. “Norm’s proven track record in scaling both security start-ups and mature companies makes him an ideal partner in executing our market disruption strategy for fundamentally changing […] More

  • Dave Helmreich Leads Audience Partners as New CEO; Jeff Dittus Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dave Helmreich Leads Audience Partners as New CEO; Jeff Dittus Comments

    Dave Helmreich, formerly senior vice president for the media and advertising business of Neustar, has joined digital media technology provider Audience Partners as CEO. He holds experience in leading technology-enabled organizations and helping enterprise clients implement data-based advertising platforms, Audience Partners said Wednesday. Audience Partners chairman Jeff Dittus said Helmreich will leverage his leadership skills to help […] More

  • Clarence Schmitz Joins AECOM Board of Directors; Michael Burke Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Clarence Schmitz Joins AECOM Board of Directors; Michael Burke Comments

    Clarence Schmitz, formerly chairman and chief executive officer of Outsource Partners International, has joined the board of directors at AECOM Technology. “[Schmitz’s] diverse experience guiding organizations that have delivered extraordinary growth will greatly complement the existing expertise on our Board as we focus on the continued growth of our business,” Michael Burke, AECOM president and chief […] More

  • Amy Hover Named MorganFranklin Consulting Managing Director; C.E. Andrews Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Amy Hover Named MorganFranklin Consulting Managing Director; C.E. Andrews Comments

    Amy Hover, a former PwC assurance partner for retail and consumer and sustainable business solutions, has joined MorganFranklin Consulting as managing director and MorganFranklin Women’s Initiative practice executive. MorganFranklin said Tuesday Hover will provide strategy, finance and operations clients with solutions on business growth, operational efficiencies and cost reduction initiatives. “Her responsive, hands-on approach is reflective of a true […] More

  • Admiral Norman Hayes Joins SBG as Intell, Cybersecurity Advisor; Carlos Del Toro Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Admiral Norman Hayes Joins SBG as Intell, Cybersecurity Advisor; Carlos Del Toro Comments

    Norman Hayes, a retired U.S. Navy intelligence officer, has joined SBG Technology Solutions as a principal advisor on intelligence, national security and cybersecurity. He brings to the company his experience working as a strategist, integrator and analyst for the national and international intelligence community, SBG said Tuesday. “I am thrilled to welcome Admiral Hayes to […] More