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ManTech names new CFO

Herndon-based government contractor ManTech International Corp. has named Michael D. Ruppert as its new vice president and chief financial officer, following the retirement of Judy Bjornaas.

The appointment was effective Tuesday. Bjornaas spent a dozen years at ManTech, which was acquired by The Carlyle Group Inc. last year, and contributed to its growth toward becoming a nearly $3 billion government services contractor with nearly 10,000 employees worldwide.

Ruppert will report to ManTech President and CEO Matt Tait. He will be responsible for the company’s financial, treasury and corporate development functions.

Most recently, Ruppert was executive vice president, CFO and treasurer for aerospace defense contractor Mercury Systems Inc.

“I am very excited to take on the CFO role at ManTech, a company that is a tech leader in the government space with its sophisticated technology solutions that transform the success of customers in the defense, intelligence and federal civilian sectors,” Rupert said in a statement.

Before he was at Mercury Systems, Ruppert was co-founder and managing partner of RSPartners LLC, a mergers and acquisitions firm focused on aerospace and defense. He was also a managing director at UBS Securities, leading the company’s defense and government IT efforts. He has also worked at Lehman Brothers and Lazard Freres. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and an MBA from the University of Virginia.

ManTech provides technology solutions for U.S. defense, intelligence and federal civilian agencies.

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.

Hunton Andrews Kurth hires Hampton Roads government relations director

Former Norfolk Commissioner of Revenue C. Evans Poston Jr. has been hired by Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP to expand its public affairs and strategies consultancy to the Hampton Roads region, the firm announced April 6.

Poston, who will serve as the firm’s government relations director for Hampton Roads, reports to Todd P. Haymore, managing director of the firm’s Global Economic Development, Commerce and Government Relations Group.

“We are seeing tremendous economic diversification and other opportunities in this important region,” Haymore said in a statement, “and having Evans on the ground there will be a great asset to both our clients and our firm.”

Poston, who holds a history degree from the College of William & Mary, earned his master’s degree in public administration from Old Dominion University and his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He’s worked for the transport and logistics conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, and is a member of U.Va.’s board of visitors and the UVA Health System board of directors. He was first elected Norfolk commissioner of the revenue in 2013 and served until March 2021.

In his new role, the firm says, Poston will help with state and local government relations, drive economic development efforts for clients and craft and implement legislative, budgetary and regulatory strategies.

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Alexandria-based VSE Corp. buys biz unit from N.C. company

Alexandria distribution and maintenance provider VSE Corp. has purchased North Carolina-based HAECO Americas’ special services business, which provides maintenance, repair and overhaul support for government and military aircraft platforms

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

HAECO Special Services helps maintain the U.S. Air Force’s KC-10 aircraft as a subcontractor under a U.S. Department of Defense contract and employs approximately 280 employees who work at two hangars located in Greensboro, North Carolina.

VSE President and CEO John Cuomo said that HSS’ financial profile, backlog and contracting work complement the corporation’s federal and defense services segment. VSE expects the purchase to grow its support work on government aircraft and views the move as an opportunity to help the acquired business expand its role in fleet modernization and sustainment initiatives.

 

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Woodbridge IT firm names VP, cloud center of excellence

Woodbridge-based information technology company Sev1Tech LLC announced Thursday it has hired Matt Jordan as vice president, cloud center of excellence.

With a decade of experience in cloud-based services, Jordan most recently served as vice president of corporate strategy and development at JHC Technology. In his new role, he will focus on company growth and strategic partnerships.

“Matt’s experience with our cloud partner ecosystems, unparalleled drive and continual focus on building the right solutions for each mission customer will help drive Sev1Tech’s capability,” Sev1Tech CEO Bob Lohfeld said in a statement.

Founded in 2010, Sev1Tech provides IT modernization, cloud, cybersecurity, engineering, training and program support services to U.S. government agencies and commercial organizations.

 

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PAE closes on $92M acquisition of Metis Solutions

Defense and government services contractor Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) has closed its $92 million cash acquisition of Metis Solutions as part of its efforts to expand its offerings and capabilities in intelligence analysis, training and program support areas. Both companies are headquartered in Arlington.

John Heller, president and CEO of PAE, says the transaction will provide the company access to new customers and additional contract vehicles across the defense and intelligence communities. PAE has said it expects the acquisition to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA margins, free cash flow per share and organic revenue growth. The acquisition was initially announced in mid-November.

“PAE, combined with Metis and the recently completed Centra Technology acquisition, significantly expands our capabilities across the intelligence and national security communities,” Heller says.

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