Julie Peffer, Technology, Defense, and SaaS
Veteran, to be Appointed Chief Financial Officer Josh Kinley to
Drive M&A Strategy as Chief Corporate Development Officer
BigBear.ai (NYSE: BBAI), a leader in AI-powered analytics and
cyber engineering solutions, today announced that it has expanded
its leadership team to better execute on its growth strategy.
Effective June 13, 2022, current Chief Financial Officer Josh
Kinley will take a new role as Chief Corporate Development Officer,
and former Amazon executive Julie Peffer will become Chief
Financial Officer of the Company.
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Julie Peffer, a seasoned finance leader with deep experience in
the defense and commercial sectors as well as SaaS modeling and
pricing, joins BigBear.ai from MedeAnalytics, a healthcare
analytics company, where she served as Chief Financial Officer
since January 2021. Prior to that, Peffer served as Vice President,
Finance at Amazon, where she stood up a strategic Finance
organization that supported all customer-facing teams (global
Sales, Marketing and Customer Support) and go-to-market strategies
of Amazon Web Services (AWS) around the world.
As the Company’s first Chief Corporate Development Officer, Josh
Kinley will drive strategic growth initiatives across the Company’s
federal and commercial businesses, identifying and evaluating
opportunities for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and leading
integration strategy and execution.
Both Kinley and Peffer will report to BigBear.ai Chief Executive
Officer Dr. Reggie Brothers.
“Josh and Julie’s appointments truly represent a ‘win-win’
situation that will help accelerate our momentum and ensure we are
positioned to capitalize on the rapidly growing demand for AI and
ML solutions in the federal and commercial sectors,” said Dr.
Brothers. “Josh has been instrumental in executing and integrating
the mergers that formed BigBear.ai, establishing our public company
infrastructure and leading the IPO workstream. His financial
acumen, technology and management consulting background, as well as
his intelligence community and defense experience, make him the
ideal executive to take charge of our growth strategy.”
“We are also incredibly pleased to welcome Julie to our
leadership team, and we are confident that her significant
experience driving revenue growth and margin expansion through
effective SaaS modeling and pricing will be a tremendous addition
to our financial operations. Her deep understanding of our current
and future customers makes her a perfect addition to the team,”
added Dr. Brothers.
Kinley stated, “I’m excited to be able to focus my energy on the
enormous market for our solutions and guide our growth strategy.
I’m also excited to partner with Julie, as her experience and
insights into our markets have already thoroughly impressed our
entire team. I couldn’t think of a better person to ‘pass the
baton’ to during a critical stage in our evolution from a
services-led company to a commercial SaaS provider and AI
powerhouse.”
“BigBear.ai’s heritage serving our national defense and
intelligence communities puts the Company in a unique position to
capitalize on the market’s hunger for powerful, predictive AI
solutions that can be used by businesspeople to improve their
operating efficiency and competitive position,” said Peffer. “I am
thrilled to join the Company at such a pivotal time in its
trajectory, and I look forward to working with Reggie, Josh, and
the rest of the talented team at BigBear.ai to aggressively drive
growth and create value for shareholders,” said Peffer.
Executive Bios
Mr. Kinley has served as the Chief Financial Officer of
BigBear.ai since its founding in December 2020. He has more than 20
years of experience in the Intelligence Community and the
Department of Defense and more than 12 years of experience as a
Chief Financial Officer. He co-founded PCI in April 2008 and served
as its Chief Financial Officer prior to its acquisition by
BigBear.ai. Before that, he was the Senior Director of Acquisition
Support at SI International and served as a management consultant
to senior Intelligence Community executives. He began his career
with the U.S. Army as a Military Intelligence Officer. Mr. Kinley
earned his bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences from the United
States Military Academy at West Point and his MBA from Johns
Hopkins University with a focus on IT Management.
Ms. Peffer previously served as the Chief Financial Officer for
MedeAnalytics, a healthcare analytics company, since January 2021.
Prior to joining MedeAnalytics, she served as Vice President,
Finance at Amazon for Amazon Web Services, where she built and led
global finance operations in support of all customer-facing teams
(Sales, Marketing, and Customer Support). Ms. Peffer held various
financial executive leadership positions across multiple industries
(Defense, Aerospace, Industrial Manufacturing, Software,
Multi-Industry companies) with global strategic and operational
expertise. She has successfully implemented strategies,
initiatives, systems and solutions that drive and support employee
development, organizational change, performance excellence and
revenue growth including expertise in Six Sigma DMAIC and Lean.
Prior to Amazon, Ms. Peffer was VP, Finance at Flowserve within the
Flow Control Division with manufacturing operations in 25
countries, and previous to that she was at Raytheon Space &
Airborne Systems, where she worked as CFO for the Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance business which included operations
in the US, Germany and the UK. She has also held senior leadership
positions at ITT, Lennox International, Textron, Sterling Software
and Texas Instruments. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Finance
and Management from Texas Tech University and her MBA from Baker
University.
About BigBear.ai
BigBear.ai delivers AI-powered analytics and cyber engineering
solutions to support mission-critical operations and
decision-making in complex, real-world environments. BigBear.ai's
customers, which include the US Intelligence Community, as well as
customers in manufacturing, logistics, commercial space, and other
sectors, rely on BigBear.ai's solutions to see and shape their
world through reliable, predictive insights and goal-oriented
advice. Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, BigBear.ai has
additional locations in Virginia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Alabama,
Pennsylvania, Utah and California. For more information, visit:
https://bigbear.ai and follow us on Twitter: @BigBearai.
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