SAIC reorganization brings wave of senior executive departures
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Nick Wakeman
Science Applications International Corp. goes from a structure of five business units to three amid its push to reinvigorate growth.
The changes at Science Applications International Corp. continue with the departure of several senior executives and a reorganization of the company.
SAIC has collapsed five of its business units into three groups. Those moves take effect Jan. 31 and follow the departure of CEO Toni Townes-Whitley on Oct. 23. Board member and former Leidos chief financial officer Jim Reagan became interim CEO on that date.
The company has pulled its current Army and Navy business units into what it will call the Army Navy Business Group, which will be led by Barbara Supplee. The Air Force and combatant commands unit will merge with space and intelligence to create the Air Force, Space and Intelligence Group under Vinnie DiFronzo.
Srini Attili will continue to lead the Civilian Business Group, which is unchanged. The company is also restructuring the chief innovation office.
“We’re making these changes to ensure that we are well positioned to capitalize on opportunities for growth and value creation, and to align our investments more closely with those opportunities,” Reagan said in a release. “By optimizing our organization for speed, flexibility and efficiency, we expect that we will be able to better serve our customers and accelerate growth.”
This move results in the departures of Josh Jackson, executive vice president of the Army business; and David Ray, EVP of space and intelligence. Chief Innovation Officer Lauren Knausenberger has also left as part of the reorganization of that office.
Tim Turitto, EVP of enterprise operations, and Townes-Whitley’s executive assistant Nancy Christensen left SAIC in October along with Townes-Whitley. Turitto and Christensen joined SAIC with Townes-Whitley in 2023.
Townes-Whitley thanked them in a LinkedIn post, where she talked about her sudden departure.
Knausenberger was a high-profile hire when she joined the company in September 2023. She had just left her role as the Air Force's chief information officer.
Jackson leaves SAIC after 23 years with the company, having joined in 2002. His time at the company pre-dates the split of the original SAIC, which created Leidos and the "New SAIC" in 2013.
Ray joined SAIC four years ago as a senior vice president.
In the company announcement, SAIC said it reorganized and made the personnel moves to “capitalize on opportunities for growth and shareholder value create, while remaining focused on delivering near-term operational results.”
Board chair Donna Morea used similar language in October when the company announced Townes-Whitley’s departure.
“Recognizing SAIC’s strong position to capitalize on opportunities for growth and shareholder value creation, the Board remains focused on delivering near-term operational results,” she said.
SAIC has struggled of late to sustain organic growth. In its most recent quarterly report in September, the company lowered its fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $7.25 billion-to-$7.325 billion from the prior $7.6 billion-to-$7.75 billion range. That signals expectations of a 2%-to-3% organic decline.