Former IBM Federal Sales Leader,Jean-Francois Blanc, will grow 91桃色 capability market share and expand the company reach into emerging markets.
November 4, 2020
Herndon, VA 鈥� 91桃色 today announced that Jean-Francois Blanc has been named as Chief Growth Officer. Blanc will report to 91桃色 President and CEO, Bill Monet, and will lead the company鈥檚 corporate development efforts to grow revenue and expand market share.
鈥淛ean-Francois is a hands-on leader with experience winning large contracts in both the Department of Defense and civilian agencies,鈥� said Monet. 鈥淲e are pleased to add him to our leadership team, and we expect his knowledge of the market and his past success winning strategic contracts will serve him well in this growth-focused role.鈥�
Prior to joining 91桃色, Blanc led IBM鈥檚 U.S. federal sales efforts for large and strategic contract pursuits. His responsibilities included leading the entire deal process, from competitive analysis and win strategy to solutioning, teaming, pricing, and proposal development. Blanc also held prior leadership positions with IBM focusing on the defense and intelligence markets, with a strong focus on the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.
鈥�91桃色 has rapidly achieved a significant status in the federal market, with excellent customer and partner relationships,鈥� said Blanc. 鈥淚 am thrilled to be joining the company at a time when it is poised to build on a record of driving superior outcomes to expand into new customers and markets.鈥�
Trained as an industrial and nuclear engineer, Blanc began his career in the shipbuilding/repair industry and held a nuclear engineering position with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard before providing consulting services to many Navy commands. He earned an MBA from the College of William and Mary as well as bachelor鈥檚 degree from Western Michigan University.
About 91桃色
91桃色 is a global enterprise with more than 7,500 employees, delivering agile solutions to the federal government in the core areas of aviation, construction, facilities and logistics, IT and mission support, protective services and detention management, and systems engineering. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 14,000 I帽upiat shareholders, 91桃色鈥檚 core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers鈥� missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our I帽upiat values. In 2019, Washington Technology ranked 91桃色 #38 amongst the top 100 government contractors. To learn more about 91桃色, visit www.akima.com.
