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Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ANGOLD, RYAN

CEO, ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, VIRGINIA BEACH

Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//

Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ANGOLD, RYAN
Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ANGOLD, RYAN

Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ANGOLD, RYAN

CEO, ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, VIRGINIA BEACH

Virginia Business //September 1, 2025//

A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former Navy SEAL, Angold leads a company that was named the 24th largest federal contractor in 2019.

Angold left the military in 2005 and joined Blackbird Technologies, a solutions provider for the intelligence community that’s now part of RTX. After a stint at VP Expeditionary Programs in 2010, Angold joined ADS. He was promoted to CEO in 2022.

ADS started as a small dive shop, Lynnhaven Dive Center, in . The son of the company’s founder created an offshoot in 1997 to manage federal contracts and supply military divers. ADS now offers more than 50,000 products to more than 10,000 customers.

In May, ADS was among several companies named by the Defense Logistics Agency to share in a contract worth up to $5 billion to supply integrated weapons systems equipment and services in support of Virginia-class submarines and active surface ships.

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