Booz Allen Welcomes Retired Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener and Retired Major General David Gaedecke

Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) announced today that it has hired Retired Vice Admiral Roy Kitchener and Retired Major General David Gaedecke as senior executive advisors within the firm’s global defense business. In their respective roles, Kitchener and Gaedecke will provide critical mission context, leadership, and advanced technological understanding to accelerate the development and delivery of new solutions and capabilities for complex global defense challenges.

As Booz Allen continues to prioritize talent investments to advance defense missions, hiring senior leaders with firsthand experience in the Department of Defense and strategic global regions provides the firm with critical mission context and understanding to help build new defense solutions that reflect the latest technologies and critical mission challenges.

“With a legacy spanning over a century, Booz Allen stands poised at an exciting juncture, fueled by a visionary pursuit of innovation and purpose as we chart our course into the future,” said Judi Dotson, president of Booz Allen’s global defense business. “Both Kitchener and Gaedecke bring extensive experience that will prove invaluable in addressing the Department of Defense’s most complex mission challenges. With their leadership, our global defense business will continue to deliver innovation and technology at the speed of mission need.”

Kitchener will advise Booz Allen on its portfolio of defense services, spanning capabilities including AI, joint fires, accelerated readiness, cybersecurity, and logistics to help develop solutions that will accelerate and advance defense mission outcomes. A 38-year veteran of the United States Navy, Kitchener assumes this role after serving the U.S. Navy as commander, Naval Surface Forces and commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific, where he directed the staffing, training, equipping, maintenance, modernization, and logistics support for 164 warships and 60,000 assigned personnel. Prior to that, Kitchener served as commander, Naval Surface Force Atlantic, where he led the staffing, training, and equipping of over 70 ships and oversaw 34 shore commands.

“Booz Allen delivers tomorrow’s technologies at the heart of global defense missions, accelerating results across the competition continuum,” said Kitchener. “I look forward to applying my expertise to strategically support the mission outcomes and help solve the challenges of the complex battlespace the nation faces today, and in the future.”