Ardent hires trio for business development leadership team
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By
Ross Wilkers
The HUBZone-certified small business aims to become a middle-tier company.
Government services firm Ardent Management Consulting has hired three executives for business development leadership positions as the company seeks to push into the market’s middle tier.
In a release Wednesday, the HUBZone-certified small business said that group joins amid an overall revamp of its BD team charged with executing its strategic growth plan.
Rosslyn, Virginia-headquartered Ardent listed the new hires and responsibilities as:
- Josh “JB” Barr, vice president for federal health,
- Joshua Kolchins, vice president for homeland security, and
- Steve Smagin, vice president for federal civilian.
Barr previously spent nearly 10 years at Aurotech, SMDI and the Thought Leadership Group.
Kolchins’ two-decade career includes DHS-focused business development efforts at CSRA, Exelis and General Dynamics.
Smagins has nearly three decades of experience from companies such as 1901 Group, KeyLogic and SRA International.