Kratos Defense Names Brian Shepard as Chief Information Officer

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) is one of the best performing large cap stocks to buy. On September 22, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that Brian Shepard has been appointed as the company’s Chief Information Officer/CIO. In this role, Shepard will be responsible for all information technology of the company, which includes information security, information compliance, and data communications.

Shepard has over 30 years of experience in the information technology field, with the last 20 years spent at Kratos in various capacities, having been an integral part of the company since 2006. Since 2021, he has held the position of Vice President of IT.

Before joining Kratos, Shepard was the Director of Infrastructure of Haverstick Consulting, which Kratos acquired in 2006. Before his commercial business career, he served four years in the US Marine Corps. He holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Marymount University.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:KTOS) is a technology company that provides technology, products, and systems & software for the defense, national security, and commercial markets in the US, other North America, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, and internationally.

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