DynCorp Names Von Thaer Next Chief Executive

By Marjorie Censer / June 22, 2015 at 5:00 PM
Lou Von Thaer, president of Leidos' national security sector, has been named chief executive of DynCorp International, the company told InsideDefense.com on Monday. Von Thaer will replace Jim Geisler, who has served as interim CEO since August, and will be tasked with moving DynCorp forward after what Geisler acknowledged has been a difficult time. Geisler will remain non-executive chairman of DynCorp's board of directors. In 2014, DynCorp reported sales of about $2.3 billion, down more than 31 percent from...

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