Kymeta CEO Manny Mora. Photo: Kymeta

Kymeta has hired a former General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) executive Manny Mora as the company’s new president and CEO. The appointment announced Monday is effective immediately. 

Mora had a 40-year career at GDMS, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, where he led space and intelligence systems. Kymeta said this hire is an acceleration of its strategy to provide connectivity for warfighters and operations for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied governments. 

Kymeta develops satcom terminals using metamaterials, with its Osprey u8 terminal recently selected for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) pilot. 

Mora replaces Rick Bergman, who was named CEO of Kymeta in March of last year. Kymeta said that Bergman is supporting the transition. 

“I’m honored to lead Kymeta at a time when secure, mobile connectivity is mission-critical,” Mora commented. “Our breakthrough technology is already transforming how defense and government customers communicate across domains. My focus is on accelerating innovation, expanding our deployment footprint and ensuring our solutions meet the evolving needs of our national security partners.”