Vather’s transition into the company comes as Leidos pushes its NorthStar 2030 growth strategy. CEO Tom Bell noted that Vather will focus on sustaining productive engagements with shareholders and the broader investment community to articulate the firm’s long-term value. Before his time at Leonardo DRS, where he helped manage the company’s return to public markets, Vather spent nearly a decade at ManTech overseeing investor relations and acquisition efforts.

He succeeds Stuart Davis, a veteran of the sector with 42 years of experience at firms including Perspecta and CSRA. Davis will remain in his position through the third-quarter earnings cycle to facilitate a handover before his retirement in March. This period of collaboration is intended to ensure continuity for analysts and investors as the company shifts its financial leadership.