WASHINGTON, October 10, 2024 – Astrion, a leading provider of mission support and advanced engineering services to the U.S. government, today announced a new executive leadership team. This strategic move aims to propel the company’s mission of delivering cutting-edge solutions and services to its customers, following the recent acquisition of Axient. Industry veteran Dave Zolet will continue as Astrion’s Chief Executive Officer.
“Joining forces with Axient positions Astrion as a unique player in the market, combining the agility of a smaller company with the depth and breadth of capabilities typically associated with larger corporations,” said Zolet. “This powerful combination simplifies operations for our customers, enabling them to achieve more through a single, comprehensive partnership with Astrion.”
The new leadership team, comprised of industry professionals with extensive domain and technical expertise from both the public and private sectors, includes executives from both Astrion and the newly acquired Axient:
- Dave Zolet, Chief Executive Officer
- Dan Benjamin, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Space Division
- Larry Foor, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Army/Navy/MDA Division
- Ronald “Fog” Hahn, Chief Growth Officer
- Sharon Hays, Chief Innovation Officer
- Jake Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer
- Dalia Khanafseh, Senior Vice President, Integration and Transformation
- Lauren Kilcoyne, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Air Force Division
- Adele Navarrete, Chief Legal Officer
- Teresa Roberson, Chief Contracts Officer
- Jeff Wehner, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Civilian Agencies Division
- Heather Wilson, Chief Human Resource Officer
“Combining Axient and Astrion is about more than scale, it is a multiplication of possibilities,” Zolet emphasized. “This executive team embodies our commitment to growth, diverse perspectives, and strategic expertise in addressing critical challenges across cybersecurity, mission support, systems engineering, and digital solutions.”
About Astrion
Astrion delivers the difference that empowers our customers and nation to take on what’s next. Astrion stands as a partner for progress, providing cutting-edge solutions and services that boost preparedness, optimize performance, and ensure mission success. Astrion embraces a forward-thinking spirit to tackle critical challenges across cybersecurity, digital solutions, mission support, science & engineering, and test & evaluation to support defense and civilian customers. For more information, please visit astrion.us.
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