Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy and environment. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., the company employs more than 37,000 people in all 50 states and performs work in 105 foreign countries and territories.
Amentum announced today the appointment of John Heller as chief executive officer, effective March 28. The company’s current CEO John Vollmer, who led the organization since its launch in January 2020, will continue with the company as chairman of Amentum’s Board of Directors. Heller previously served as CEO of PAE Incorporated for seven years until March 2021.
”It is an honor to be asked to lead Amentum into the future,” said Heller. “I look forward to building on the many accomplishments under John’s leadership and I am extremely excited about the opportunity to work together with Amentum’s over 50,000 employees to deliver value to our customers in one of the largest and fastest growing service companies in our industry.”
”I am incredibly proud to have led Amentum during its first two critical years, and it has been a privilege to lead such a talented and dedicated workforce who care deeply about our customers and their success,” said Vollmer. “I look forward to continuing to guide Amentum on its journey and am excited to support John as he takes the helm and continues to deliver the best solutions in the industry to our clients.”
Prior to his role at PAE, Heller was President of the Professional Support Services division of L-3 Communications and later was Senior Vice President and COO of Engility Corporation. Earlier in his career, he had served as CEO of Netco, Inc. and then President and COO of Multimax, which was acquired by Harris Corporation in 2007.
Heller is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
Earlier this week, Germantown-based Amentum announced the $1.9 billion acquisition of PAE Incorporated (“PAE”), a global leader in delivering innovative mission-critical solutions to the U.S. government and its allies on all seven continents.
Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy and environment. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., the company employs more than 37,000 people in all 50 states and performs work in 105 foreign countries and territories.
Earlier this week, the company announced the U.S. Air Force has awarded DynCorp International LLC, an Amentum subsidiary, a $147 million contract to provide maintenance and sustainment services in support of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Global Prepositioned Materiel Services program. The contract consists of a base year and eight option years.
Las month, Amentum announced Charles A. Mathis as its new CFO- a position he held with SAIC from 2016 until he retired last year.
Additional information on the new contract can be found in the press release below:
GERMANTOWN, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Air Force has awarded DynCorp International LLC, an Amentum subsidiary, a $147 million contract to provide maintenance and sustainment services in support of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Global Prepositioned Materiel Services program. The contract consists of a base year and eight option years.
“We look forward to partnering again with our Air Force customer to provide maintenance services on various prepositioned assets in eight European countries,” said Joe Kelly, Senior Vice President of the Maintenance and Sustainment Sector in Amentum’s Mission Readiness Strategic Business Unit. “As the premier provider of maintenance services on prepositioned assets for the Department of Defense, we are proud to bring our unparalleled experience in supporting mission critical equipment for our military customers at sites worldwide.”
Amentum will provide a wide range of services, such as storage, maintenance, outload, reconstitution, exercise, and contingency logistics under this program to support the U.S. Air Force’s prepositioning theater requirements. This includes equipment such as Deployable Air Base Systems, Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer (RED HORSE) sets, Emergency Medical Support Systems and Rapid Airfield Damage Repairs assets.
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Amentum is a premier global technical and engineering services partner supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy and environment. We draw from a century-old heritage of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong culture of safety and ethics. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we employ more than 37,000 people in all 50 states and perform work in 105 foreign countries and territories. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers’ most vital missions.
