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  • Jairo Soterio Named Rockwell Collins Managing Director for Latin America - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jairo Soterio Named Rockwell Collins Managing Director for Latin America

    Jairo Soterio, former marketing manager for Latin America at Rockwell Collins, has been named as the company’s managing director for the region. Rockwell Collins said Wednesday Soterio will oversee its LATAM government and commercial systems business operations as the demand for military radios, C-130 and P-3 cockpit upgrade services, simulators and training continues to increase. […] More

  • Ari Schwartz Named Venable Cyber Services Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ari Schwartz Named Venable Cyber Services Managing Director

    Ari Schwartz, formerly senior director for cybersecurity policy at the White House’s National Security Council, has joined Venable as managing director of cybersecurity services at the Washington-based law firm. Venable said Wednesday that Schwartz will work with enterprise clients to help them develop risk management plans and strategies in order to secure their systems against […] More

  • Mark Thurston Named CH2M Hill European Managing Director; Jacque Hinman Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Thurston Named CH2M Hill European Managing Director; Jacque Hinman Comments

    Mark Thurston, formerly director of European operations for CH2M Hill, has taken the role of European managing director following the appointment of Mark Fallon as corporate vice president for facilities and urban environments. “[Thurston] has worked on some of the UK’s most iconic infrastructure programs including the London 2012 Olympic Games and Crossrail and has a wealth of […] More

  • Greg Barsby Named QinetiQ Australia Managing Director; Bruce Loxton Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Greg Barsby Named QinetiQ Australia Managing Director; Bruce Loxton Comments

    Greg Barsby, formerly head of KBR‘s defense and government services business in the Asia-Pacific region, has joined QinetiQ as managing director of its Australian segment and successor to Alan Woolford, who will return to the U.K. QinetiQ said Monday Barsby will begin work for his new role in October and will be based at the company’s office in Canberra. “He brings a background in defence, […] 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

  • James Walker Named Rockwell Collins VP, Managing Director of Asia Pacific - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Walker Named Rockwell Collins VP, Managing Director of Asia Pacific

    James Walker has been appointed to serve as the vice president and managing director of the Asia Pacific operations of Rockwell Collins, the company said Monday. Walker previously served as CEO of AutoCRC Ltd. and was CEO of QMI Solutions Ltd. earlier in his career. “Jim brings a unique combination of regional business acumen, geopolitical savvy and […] More

  • Industry Profile: Kim Burke, Jones Lang LaSalle Public Institutions Managing Director - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Industry Profile: Kim Burke, Jones Lang LaSalle Public Institutions Managing Director

    Kim Burke serves as the managing director of the public institutions group of Jones Lang LaSalle, where she handles privatization programs, federal financial management and federal real estate and strategic planning functions. Burke also works on initiatives related to program performance measurement, federal legislation, regulatory assistance and Office of Management and Budget scoring and accounting. A […] More