Paragon names Lockheed exec CTO

Paragon Technology Group has named Kiran Rathod chief technology officer, where he will be responsible for the development and implementation of data management, analytics and emerging technologies.

"Kiran's depth of knowledge around the enterprise technologies that matter most to our government customers, like data management, cybersecurity, mobility and cloud computing, will be a tremendous advantage as we build Paragon for long-term growth,” said Scott Friedlander, Paragon president and CEO.

Rathod comes to Paragon having spent 10 years in various leadership roles at Lockheed Martin.

He has also held positions at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Motorola and AT&T Wireless, Paragon said in a release.