Peduzzi Associates Ltd. names next president

Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry Dean will become the president of Alexandria-based consulting company Peduzzi Associates Ltd. on Friday.

Dean has served on the company’s board of advisers for the last four years. He has been an international airline captain for Delta Air Lines since he retired from the Air Force in 2015. Dean’s predecessor, founder Pete Peduzzi, will continue to serve as chairman of the company.

Dean’s final military assignment was as director of the National Guard Bureau Joint Staff. He was the deputy chief of staff for operations for NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command in Naples, Italy, where he was responsible for intelligence, operations and campaign assessments for ongoing contingency operations in the Balkan, Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa regions. As commander of the First Air Force, he was responsible for all Air Force disaster responses in North America.

I’m looking forward to working with General Dean as he leads PAL into its next great chapter,” said retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ray Palumbo, a member of the company’s board. “Garry is a proven leader of character and integrity, and he will build on the solid foundation that Pete Peduzzi formed all those years ago. I’m looking forward to a very promising future for PAL serving the needs of our clients.”

PAL has a business development sector and a services sector. The business development sector assists small businesses or corporations seeking to expand in a specific sector by providing government relations, analysis and insight. The services sector provides subject mater expertise in personal and organizational change, training and development and business management for local, state and federal government agencies. The company has locations in Alabama, Florida, Texas Maryland and North Carolina.