Peraton exec takes top spot at V2X

Jeremy Wensinger will replace Chuck Prow as president and CEO of McLean-based aerospace and defense contractor V2X on June 17, the company announced Monday.

The transition is part of a “board-led succession planning process” the company said in a news release.

Wensinger, who will also be a member of V2X”s board of directors, has more than three decades of experience as a defense and government contracting executive. He comes to V2X from Reston-based technology contractor Peraton, where he served as chief operating officer since 2017.

Previously, Wensinger was principal at Augusta Management Strategies, a consulting firm for the defense sector, as well as president at Falls Church-based government contractor PAE, which was acquired by Germantown, Maryland-based aerospace defense contractor Amentum Services in 2022.

“He has a proven track record of delivering best-in-class financial and operational performance within the broad defense services and aerospace industry, as well as a strategic approach to managing businesses, building strong stakeholder relationships and creating value,” Mary Howell, V2X’s board chairman, said in the statement.

V2X formed in 2022 from the $2.1 billion merger of Colorado-based government contractor Vectrus and Mississippi-based The Vertex Co. In June 2023, the company, which has about 16,000 employees, landed at No. 907 on the Fortune 1000 list.

V2X reported a 2023 revenue of $3.96 billion, up 8% over 2022. The company serves national security, defense, civilian and international clients with solutions related to operations and logistics, aerospace, training and technology.

Prow, who was named president and CEO of Vectrus in 2016, has more than 30 years of experience in information technology and federal services. He previously worked as a general manager of global government industry and in other roles at IBM. He also worked at Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

“As the company nears the two-year anniversary of completing the transformational merger of Vectrus with Vertex to create the V2X platform, we thank Chuck for his dedication and valuable contributions,” Howell said in a statement. “During his tenure as CEO, the company delivered significant organic growth as well as further diversified its contract and customer base, established entirely new technological and service capabilities and delivered an enhanced customer and employee experience.”