Seabury Group, the global advisory and professional services firm, has announced new leadership for Seabury Global Aerospace & Defense Consulting (SGAD). Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Charles R. (CR) Davis, who has been serving as Executive Vice President since the beginning of this year, has assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer from Christopher E. Kubasik, who departed the company to become President and Chief Operations Officer of L3 Communications (NYSE: LLL). John E. Luth will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of Seabury Advisory Group, which was led by Christopher E. Kubasik.
“I am very thankful to Chris for his many contributions to Seabury over the past two years, which have enhanced our company’s core businesses and positioned it for further growth, particularly in the Aviation and A&D sectors,” said Seabury Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John E. Luth. “Chris furthered Seabury’s global stature, particularly in the A&D sector, and helped bolster our talented team who deliver a unique value to our clients worldwide offering exceptional capabilities and proven expertise.”
Christopher E. Kubasik commented, “I am very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to contribute to Seabury’s unique role in the Aviation and A&D industries and to further expand its leadership by growing operations in the A&D industry. The combination of Seabury’s expertise across several key industries with the new platform we built focused on A&D clients offers an unmatched range of problem solutions, ranging from top-level business strategy development, leading to capture targets and execution, and M&A to the award and complete program lifecycle.”
In addition to Davis’ appointment, Patrick Henry Dowling was appointed President & CEO of Seabury Corporate Finance (SCF), which includes Seabury’s corporate finance and M&A services for the A&D sector, transportation structured finance practices, and merchant bank. Davis and Dowling will work in tandem to service the A&D sector and will report to Luth.