Air Chief Marshall Richard Knighton, head of the U.K. Royal Air Force, has been named Chief of the Defence Staff, effective September, London announced Friday. He will take over the role from Adm. Tony Radakin, whose term extension up to autumn was announced in March 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Defense Secretary John...
Category: Executive Moves
Boeing Promotes Michael Schnabel to VP International Operations & Policy
Michael Schnabel has announced his promotion as vice president of international operations and policy at Boeing. He was previously the Boeing unit’s senior director, according to his LinkedIn profile. His immediate past role involved serving as team leader in relationship-building with the U.S. government and foreign embassies to support global marketing of the company’s defense,...
Lockheed Martin UK Promotes Emlyn Taylor to Chief Operating Officer
Emlyn Taylor, former group managing director of Lockheed Martin UK’s rotary and mission systems, has announced his appointment as the company’s chief operating officer in a LinkedIn post. Taylor, a 24-year veteran of Lockheed, also currently serves as chairman of the board of the U.K. arm of the Bethesda, Maryland-based company, according to his LinkedIn...
Ex-ServiceNow Exec Tim Clemens Joins CrowdStrike as Horizon Unit Regional VP
Texas-based IT and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has recruited former ServiceNow executive Tim Clemens to its Horizon Business Unit. Clemens said in a LinkedIn post Friday that he will serve as the unit’s vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan. The executive described Horizon as “CrowdStrike’s most dynamic innovation engine,” with significant opportunities in the cybersecurity...
Serco Promotes Anthony Kirby as Group Chief Executive
Government services company Serco has appointed Anthony Kirby as its new group chief executive, effective Monday. Kirby succeeds Mark Irwin, who retired after a 12-year tenure as group CEO at the firm based in Hart, England. Prior to this promotion, Kirby served as the group’s chief operating officer for over two years and as the...
Microsoft Names Andrew Allen as Chief Digital and Technology Officer for UK
Microsoft has appointed Andrew Allen as its chief digital and technology officer for U.K. government accounts from his former position as chief technology officer for public transport. Allen said his new role focuses on the company’s public sector services in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and advanced digital solutions to help enhance efficiencies in government service delivery...
QinetiQ Names Members of Newly Created Australia Sector Advisory Group
U.K.-based global defense company QinetiQ has created an advisory board for its Australian subsidiary. The board will initially consist of three members who will provide independent counsel on QinetiQ Australia’s business activities. The inaugural board members will also represent the company in promoting its capabilities to the government and defense markets, QinetiQ said in a...
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...
Charles Fielden to Head QinetiQ’s Intelligence, Cyber and Information Advantage Business; Shawn Purvis Quoted
QinetiQ US has appointed Charles Fielden as executive vice president and general manager of the McLean, Virginia-based defense solutions company’s intelligence, cyber and information advantage department. Shawn Purvis, QinetiQ president and CEO and a Potomac Officers Club member and Wash 100 winner, said Fielden brings in more than 25 years of experience as an Intelligence...
Charles Faulkner Joins QinetiQ US as Business Development VP for National, Global Security Solutions
QinetiQ US has appointed Charles Faulkner as vice president of business development for national and global security solutions. Faulkner, previously an account executive at ICF, where he played a role in expanding company operations in federal markets and providing clients with technology, governance and cybersecurity solutions, announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post. He brings...