Catapult brings on new president

Catapult Technology Ltd. has started off the New Year with new leadership.

The company brought on Barry Kane to serve as president of the Bethesda, Md.-based IT services company. He has about 38 years of experience in the federal IT market.

"Barry's knowledge of the federal market, coupled with his experience in guiding companies to achieving their full growth potential, make him the obvious choice to help take Catapult to the next level," Catapult chairman and CEO Randy Slager said in a statement.

Kane comes to the 8(a), service-disabled veteran-owned company from CACI International Inc. of Arlington, Va., where he served as senior vice president. He also was executive vice president and chief operating officer of AlphaInsight Corp. and an executive vice president of Signal Corp. Kane also completed a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Catapult ranks No. 15 on Washington Technology's 2006 Top 25 8(a) list, ranking the largest 8(a) companies in the IT market. It also ranks No. 50 on Washington Technology's 2006 Fast 50 list of the 50 fastest growing small businesses in the government market.