Aerojet Rocketdyne promotes Evans

Aerojet Rocketdyne said today Tyler Evans has been named senior vice president of the company's defense business unit.

Evans joined the company in 2014 as vice president of its Rocket Shop defense advanced programs unit.

"As senior vice president of Aerojet Rocketdyne's Defense Business Unit, Evans will oversee all Aerojet Rocketdyne missile defense, air defense, tactical and strategic systems, as well as ballistic missile target programs that directly support critical U.S. defense initiatives," the company said. "He will also serve as the primary interface with the Missile Defense Agency, U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and other major customers who utilize Aerojet Rocketdyne's defense propulsion systems and services."

Previously, Evans spent more than two decades at Pratt & Whitney, including as director of international programs and business development for its military engines division.