Wesco Adds David C. Wajsgras, Michael L. Carter as Independent Directors
Wesco International’s board of directors has approved the appointment of two new independent directors, Michael L. Carter and David C. Wajsgras, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Carter serves as executive vice president and chief partner officer of Truist Financial Corp. and led corporate and investment banking at Truist Securities. In 2021, he joined Truist after serving
Nominate CEOs for 2024 Chief Officer Awards
The deadline to submit nominations for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards is March 8, and we want your help finding the top CEOs leading their companies towards innovative, transformational change and growth internally and for government customers. The COA luncheon will be May 10 at The Hilton in McLean, Virginia, and will recognize the most impactful
2023 Chief Officer Awards Winner: Intelsat’s David Wajsgras
David Wajsgras, CEO of Intelsat, has won WashingtonExec’s 2023 Chief Officer Award for CEO in the Private Company: Annual Revenue >$1B category. WashingtonExec on May 10 unveiled the winners of the Chief Officer Awards, an annual program that celebrates influential and innovative executives in government and industry in the C-suite. The event took place at
Parsons Adds Retired Gen. Darren W. McDew, David Wajsgras to Board
Parsons Corp. has appointed retired Air Force Gen. Darren W. McDew and former Raytheon executive David Wajsgras to its board of directors. “We are fortunate to have such qualified, distinguished, and honorable individuals as Gen. McDew and David Wajsgras join the Parsons team,” said Chuck Harrington, Parsons chairman and CEO. “They dedicated their careers to
2019’s Top 25 Execs to Watch: David Wajsgras, Raytheon Co.
It has been a great year for Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services. The company delivered outstanding financial results, demonstrating record-setting performance, and it expects 2019 to be a solid year. This month, the U.S. Air Force will continue to use Raytheon’s ground launch and checkout system, GPS OCX, to guide its next-generation GPS satellite into
Raytheon Hires John DeSimone as VP for Cybersecurity
Raytheon Intelligence Information and Services has hired former CSRA executive John DeSimone as vice president of cybersecurity and special missions. DeSimone will lead a team of more 1,700 employees, helping customers shore up cyber defenses and withstand advanced persistent threats from sophisticated attackers, according to the company. “John joins the IIS leadership team with a
Raytheon Re-awarded DOMino Cyber Contract
The Homeland Security Department on June 9 re-awarded Raytheon Company the Development, Operations and Maintenance contract—better known as DOMino. As prime contractor on this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract valued up to $1 billion over five years, Raytheon will be charged with protecting the dot-gov domain by providing design, development, operations and maintenance services in support of
Raytheon Wins Prime Contract for DHS’ Network Security Deployment Division
The Department of Homeland Security has selected Raytheon as the prime contractor for the Network Security Deployment Division (NSD). This contract could be worth up to $1 billion. Raytheon will be responsible for supporting government efforts to develop, deploy and sustain systems that monitor, analyze and mitigate cyber threats to .gov networks. Cybersecurity has been
Raytheon Acquires Websense Inc. to Expand Company’s Cyber Offerings
Raytheon Co. announced April 20 that it has acquired Websense Inc. from private-equity firm Vista Partners LLC in an effort to expand the company’s global cyber offerings. Raytheon Chairman and CEO Thomas Kennedy said the threat of cyberattacks, such as the one suffered last year by Target Corp., is increasing as cloud computing and mobile
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