Dyncorp Int. name Lou Von Thaer CEO after dismissing three others within the last year

DynCorp has been hard hit by the military drawdown in Afghanistan and Iraq, with its sales dropping half by within the last year. U.S. and its allies cut orders for services such as training and maintaining military equipment and facilities to the giant defense firm.

After a few questionable replacement for the executive role with the company Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc., the parent company of DynCorp International, Inc. (DI), released that Lewis “Lou” F. Von Thaer has been named chief executive officer (CEO) last week. Von Thaer will replace Jim Geisler, who will step down as interim CEO to take on a new role as non-executive chairman of the Board of Directors.

“We are delighted to have Lou Von Thaer lead the Company going forward,” said Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc.’s lead director Chan Galbato. “Lou brings a track record of success and deep knowledge of adjacent markets. Lou’s talents will be additive to an already strong management team.”

Von Thaer joins DI after serving as president of the National Security Sector at Leidos where he was responsible for leading the company’s efforts in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), cyber, logistics, and systems solutions. Before joining Leidos in 2013, he worked in several leadership positions with General Dynamics including corporate vice president and president of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. There he managed several aspects of the company’s performance, as well as acquisition integration.