The Australian Department of Defence has announced the appointment of Emily Hilder as head of the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator, a new government agency formed in May 2023 to transition game-changing concepts into capabilities that provide a warfighting advantage to the Australian Defence Force. The department said Hilder brings 20 years of industry and academic...
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Raytheon Appoints Doug Stevenson as Europe/NATO Requirements, Capabilities VP
RTX business Raytheon has promoted Doug Stevenson to vice president for Europe and NATO requirements and capabilities. His responsibilities include facilitating business development and growth across Raytheon’s mission areas in the region; leading a team managing customer engagements and relationships with senior government and military leaders, U.S. European Command, and NATO headquarters and its agencies;...
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Australian Space Startup Hypersonix Names Arthur Sinodinos as Board Chair
Australian space startup Hypersonix Launch Systems has appointed Arthur Sinodinos as board chair, replacing David Waterhouse, who now assumes the deputy chair role. Sinodinos, who co-chairs the AUKUS Forum, formerly served as a senator for New South Wales and Australia’s ambassador to the United States from February 2020 to March 2023. He also held other...
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Saab Appoints Mikael Adelsberg as Chief Digital Officer, Digitalization Group Head
Saab has named Mikael Adelsberg as chief digital officer and head of the Digitalization group, effective Oct. 1. The group was newly created as part of the company’s initiatives to keep pace with the growing demand for Saab products amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions around the world. In his new role, Adelsberg will initially focus...
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Nokia CSTO Nishant Batra Joins Quad Investors Network’s Advisory Board; Karl Mehta Quoted
Nishant Batra, Nokia’s chief strategy and technology officer, has been named a member of the advisory board of the Quad Investors Network composed of tech industry leaders and innovators in the United States, Japan, Australia and India. America’s Frontier Fund, a nonprofit deep-tech investment fund based in Arlington, Virginia, organized QUIN in May 2022 and...
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Tony Scardino To Lead CGI’s Federal Consulting Business
CGI has appointed Tony Scardino as vice president and head of its federal consulting business. Scardino brings over three decades of leadership experience across private and public sectors to CGI Federal. “Tony’s experience across the federal enterprise is invaluable to CGI clients as they take advantage of the opportunities presented by an evolving government environment, technology...
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DCSA Holds Transfer of Ceremony as William Lietzau Steps Down as Director
William K. Lietzau has officially stepped down from his role as director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The DCSA held a transfer of authority ceremony at the National Museum of the Marine Corps on Thursday to bid him farewell and welcome its new acting director, Daniel J. Lecce. Lietzau, a 2023 Wash100 winner,...
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Christopher Murphy Joins Ultra I&C as Programs VP, General Manager for C2I UK
Ultra Intelligence & Communications has appointed Christopher Murphy as vice president of programs and general manager of its command, control and intelligence business in the United Kingdom. Ultra I&C offers sensing, connectivity, artificial intelligence and data fusion solutions to government customers for tracking hostile forces, strategizing and executing tactical operations, and integrating personnel, intelligence, planning...
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Former BAE Systems Exec Takes on CEO Role at Elbit Systems of Australia
Elbit Systems of Australia has appointed Anna Barba as its new CEO. Barba brings to Elbit over three decades of leadership experience in managing programs involving combat systems, IT systems data networks and procurement. She moved to the company after nearly three years of serving as through-life support and sustainment director at BAE Systems Australia,...
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Thales Names Fabien Bortoluzzi as Managing Director for Western, Central Africa Operations
Thales has appointed Fabien Bortoluzzi as managing director of the company’s operations in Western and Central Africa. In his new role, Bortoluzzi will lead the company’s over 1,000 employees in the continent and drive the growth of its civil and defense businesses in the region from the Thales West and Central Africa headquarters in Dakar, Senegal. ...