Mark Signorelli is BAE Systems Land and Armaments’s vice president and general manager for combat vehicles, the business unit that specializes in tracked and wheeled vehicles products for its global customers. The group, which also includes the support and technical services business segment, handles the portfolio of land combat transports, including the Bradley fighting vehicle, […]
John Bryant serves as executive vice president at Oshkosh Corporation and president at Oshkosh Defense. Bryant has overall responsibility for the company’s global defense segment, including wheeled vehicle programs, manufacturing and operations, new product development, vehicle life cycle sustainment and aftermarket services. During his current tenure, the company received major contracts for the defense markets. […]
Brig. Gen. Richard Coffman serves as the director of the Army Futures Command's Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team. NGCV CFT is the group tasked with meeting the Army's demands for modern vehicle capabilities, from sensing and processing data to moving around in different physical and virtual terrain. One of NGCV's ongoing efforts is its […]
Jed Leonard serves as vice president for government and defense at Polaris Industries, a role he has held since July 2018. He brings into the position more than 15 years of experience in the government and defense markets. He joined the company in 2007 serving in different roles of increasing responsibility, according to his LinkedIn […]
David Albritton serves as the president and general manager of General Motors' new defense business unit, focused on providing automotive technologies and services in the global aerospace, defense and security sectors. He was previously the company's executive director of product development and international communications. In the said role, he was responsible for creating and executing […]
BAE’s Bradley Fighting Vehicle has been supporting troops for nearly four decades. And while it was fit to deal with the Soviet Union’s nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, modern U.S. adversaries have become far more technologically advanced. Today, the Army is heavily invested in developing new technologies and capabilities for its ground vehicles – from […]
Shelley Lavender is the senior vice president for strike, surveillance and mobility at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, the Boeing division that provides military products and services to the global defense market. Lavender oversees the execution and expansion of a portfolio of strike-fighter, surveillance and mobility systems including the T-7A Red Hawk, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, […]
Tony Mathis serves as the president and CEO of GE Aviation's military systems business unit. He is responsible for the division supporting the Department of Defense and several international military buyers of aircraft, helicopters and marine engines. Mathis has been with GE Aviation since 1997, holding roles of increasing responsibility including assignments as a Black […]
Dave Nieuwsma is the president of Collins Aerospace's avionics business unit, a role he has held since February. He is responsible for advancing the company's aviation electronics and information management solutions for commercial and military customers globally. Nieuwsma previously served as the president of Collins' interiors strategic business unit based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where […]
Jeffrey Knittel is the chairman and CEO of Airbus Americas, roles he has held since January 2018. Airbus is a multinational aerospace corporation and is the world's largest airline manufacturer. As CEO, he is responsible for Airbus' commercial business in the Americas and for providing leadership for the company's helicopter, space and defense business units […]
