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Cubic Appoints New Executive in Defense Unit
2016-08-17 Read More...
Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a business unit of Cubic Corporation announced earlier this week, the appointment of retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General James Terry as Senior Vice President, business development of ground strategy. Terry will report to

Arab League Names New Secretary General
2016-03-14 Read More...
The Arab League’s 22 members picked a veteran Egyptian diplomat to head the body in a late-night session on Thursday. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit was the only contender for the post, the Associate Press (AP)

Philippe Schleicher Named Chairman of GIAT Industries, SNPE, Eurenco
2016-03-09 Read More...
On 2 March 2016, the French Council of Ministers named Philippe Schleicher as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GIAT Industries Group and of its subsidiary Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs (SNPE). Under this appointment, he

Muilenburg Elected Chairman of Boeing Board of Directors
2016-02-25 Read More...
The Boeing Board of Directors has elected Dennis A. Muilenburg (photo) as its next chairman, effective March 1. He succeeds W. James (Jim) McNerney, Jr., who is stepping down from the

Mubadala Expands Leadership Team at Strata
2016-02-24 Read More...
Mubadala Development Company, the Abu Dhabi-based investment and development company, announced that wholly owned asset Strata Manufacturing PJSC (Strata), the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing

Egil Haugsdal Named New President of Kongsberg Maritime
2016-02-19 Read More...
Egil Haugsdal (photo) follows Geir Håøy as President of Kongsberg Maritime. Haugsdal holds extensive leadership experience from KONGSBERG, and currently heads Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies. He has previous experience from KONGSBERG as

UAE Names New Chairman for State Security Department
2016-02-17 Read More...
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Major-General Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan as the Chairman of the State Security Department at the level of Minister,

CybAero Appoints Claes Drougge as Chairman
2016-02-03 Read More...
Claes Drougge, longtime CybAero board member, has been unanimously appointed to Chairman, effective February 1. Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck has decided to step down from the Board of Directors, effective February

Qatar Names New State Minister for Defense Affairs
2016-01-28 Read More...
Qatar’s Emir on Wednesday ordered a cabinet reshuffle in which he named a new Foreign Minister, according to Qatar News Agency

BAE Systems Appoints Mark Simpkins Vice President for Middle East
2016-01-19 Read More...
BAE Systems announced the appointment of Mark Simpkins as the new Vice President, Middle East, with responsibility for the Middle East

New CEO Appointed for Saab Defense and Security USA
2016-01-18 Read More...
Defense and security company Saab is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Erik Smith as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Saab Defense and Security USA, LLC (SDAS), effective January 1,

Northrop Grumman Elects New Corporate Vice President, Communications
2016-01-13 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) announced its Board of Directors has elected Lisa R. Davis, Corporate Vice President, Communications, effective February 29, 2016. Davis will succeed Darryl M. Fraser, who has announced his intention to

Obama Likely to Name New Commander for Middle East
2016-01-08 Read More...
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to put a Special Operations Officer in charge of U.S. Central Command, the headquarters that oversees U.S. military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as well as the war in

Thales Appoints New Head of Media Relations and Newsdesk
2015-12-22 Read More...
Thales appointed a new Head of Media Relations and Newsdesk Cédric Leurquin has joined the Thales group as Head of Media Relations and Newsdesk. He reports to Matt Pothecary, Vice- President, Group Communications at

AEC Names New Chief Executive Officer
2015-12-17 Read More...
The Chairman of Advanced Electronics Company (AEC), AlSharif Nasser Al-Mansour, stated that the President and Chief Executive of the company, Dr. Ghassan Abdulrahman Al

Lockheed Martin Names Jeff Babione F-35 Program Leader
2015-11-03 Read More...
Lockheed Martin announced that Jeff Babione has been named the executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 Program, effective January 1,

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