SYSTEMATIC, INC.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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CATHERINE KUENZEL
Chair of the Board of Directors
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Catherine Kuenzel joined the Systematic, Inc. Board of Directors in 2020 (she was the Compensation Committee Chair) then she was appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors in Nov 2023. She is the former Vice President of the Microsoft Federal Consulting organization. She worked with customers to leverage all of their investments in Microsoft technologies to include Azure Cloud offerings, modern work and security services to meet the mission needs of U.S. Federal government.
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Prior to this role, she was vice president of Microsoft’s U.S. Public Sector Services. With a career spanning more than 30 years in the technology industry, Catherine has held previous leadership positions with CSC/CSRA, Northrop Grumman, Oracle, Lucent Technology and Digital Equipment Corporation/Compaq. She has also served as chair for the Executive Biz Civilian 4x24 group, was a member of the AFCEA Intelligence Community and University of Maryland University College Cyber Think Tank Advisory Panel, and on the CEO Advisory Council for the ACT/Industry Advisory Council for the ACT/Industry Advisory Council.
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She was the sole recipient of the 2011 Distinguished Alumna from the University of Maryland University College and was named an inductee into the 2018 and 2020 editions of Wash100, an annual selection of influential leaders in government contracting.
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SKOT BUTLER
President and Member of the Board
Skot Butler joined the Systematic, Inc. Board of Directors in 2021 and was appointed President in 2022. Skot is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of Systematic, Inc. He joined Systematic after more than two decades in the commercial satellite communications industry, providing satellite and terrestrial communications network solutions to the US DoD and Intelligence communities. Prior to joining Systematic, he was Principal at SpiralForge Group, a management consulting company providing strategic planning, M&A transaction support, new market development, and FOCI mitigation advisory services to commercial and US government customers. Skot spent the preceding 15 years with the world's leading commercial satellite operator, Intelsat - the last five as President of the US Government-focused business unit. He is on the Board of Advisors for Key Bridge Wireless and is a past director of the Future Space Leaders Foundation, the Washington Space Business Roundtable, and the Society of Satellite Professionals International. Skot holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, College Park. He volunteers for numerous veteran organizations, including Boulder Crest Foundation and Team Rubicon.
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JON DAVIS
Outside Director, Lieutenant General Jon M. Davis USMC (Ret), and Member of the Board
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Lt. General Jon M. Davis USMC (Ret) joined the Systematic, Inc. Board of Directors in September 2022.
Jon joined the Marines in 1977, was commissioned after he graduated from college in 1980 and served 37 years as an aviator, instructor, leader, thinker and doer. He flew the primarily the Harrier and F-5 Tiger but flew every type, model, series in service with the Marine Corps. He flew Harrier GR-3,5 and 7 in service as an exchange officer with the Royal Air Force. He commanded VMA-223, MAWTS-1 and the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing. He served as the Deputy Commander, Network Warfare at Fort Meade, and later as the Deputy Commander, United States Cyber Command. He stood up and lead the nation’s first Cyber Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) in 2006. His last active duty billet was to serve as the Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps. In this capacity, the Secretary of the Navy awarded him the Acquisition Excellence Award for 2016 for leading the joint services to fielding the F-35, CH-53K, GATOR Radar, and recovering USMC aviation readiness. He retired in 2017 from the Marine Corps and began his business career, helping good companies become better ones or in helping others bring great ideas to life, then to market. He is a member of the Rolls Royce North America Board of Directors and in Chairman of the Government Security Committee. He is an advisor to four very successful, revenue positive startups. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Allegheny College, a Master of Science from Marine Corps University and a Master of International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He is a graduate of the Wharton School, Boards That Lead program. Jon has been married to Carol (career teacher) for 42 years, has two sons who are aviators, one a Marine F-35 pilot and the other a Marine Reservist and Delta Airlines pilot, and four granddaughters. He holds a current Top Secret clearance.
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Joseph Anderson
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Outside Director, Lieutenant General Joe Anderson US Army (Ret), and Member of the Board
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Lt. General Joe Anderson (Ret) joined the Systematic, Inc. Board of Directors in June of 2024.
Following a successful 38-year career in the US Army where LTG (Ret) Anderson commanded Infantry units up to Corpslevel and multiple deployments, he became President of J Anderson Consulting Group. There he advised over 30 clients including; Renaissance Strategic Advisors, McKinsey & Company, A2 Global Electronics, MW Group (Sweden), Logistik Unicorp (Canada), Sayari and SOS International. Joe served as the Chairman of the Boards of: 4C North America and Veterans Affairs Federal Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Veterans and Our Community Salutes. He served as Director on the Boards of; REV, Sequoia Holdings, SNA International, the DC Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association, Sixgen, Defense Logistics and Zasti. He served as a Board Advisor for; Wynnchurch Capital, Beacon Global Strategies, Saildrone, Dataminr and Big Bear Al and the Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the National Advanced Mobility Consortium.
After graduating from the United States Military Academy, Joe earned a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College. He attended the Senior Executive Education Course at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School. He was a visiting professor at; Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, the George Washington Library Leadership Institute, and served as a senior mentor for the Combined Joint Force Land Component Commander Course at the Army War College.
He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for Our Community Salutes and as a Director for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, Patton Veterans Project and Feherty’s Troops First Foundation. He is on the Board of Army Research and Development at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and Co-Chair of the Chief of Staff of the Army’s Retired Soldier Council. He continues to lecture at the Swedish Defence University.
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ANDREW GRAHAM
Inside Director, Group SVP, Business Development, Defense, and Member of the Board
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Andrew Graham joined Systematic, Inc. Board of Directors in 2014. Andrew is Group Senior Vice President, Business Development for the Defense Business Unit at Systematic A/S, where he has responsibility for Group Defense Order Intake globally. Since joining Systematic A/S in 1993, Andrew has held numerous technical and P&L leadership positions. Andrew is a company director for the Systematic UK and Australia offices and General Manager of Systematic UAE. He is also a member of the Defense Product Management Board setting roadmap direction of the SitaWare and IRIS products. He graduated with a 1st Class Hons BSc in Computer Science from Teeside University in Middlesborough, England. Andrew is married with four children and is passionate mountain bike rider and golfer.
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HENRIK MESSELL
Inside Director, Group SVP, Product & Services Systematic A/S, and Member of the Board
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Henrik Messell joined the Systematic, Inc. Board of Directors in 2014. Henrik is the Group Senior Vice President, Product & Services for the Defense Business Unit at Systematic A/S, where he is responsible for the Group Product and Service deliveries to our international customer base. Since joining Systematic A/S in 2009, he has held numerous leadership positions in Product and Business Development. He is also a member of the Defense Product Management Board setting roadmap direction of the SitaWare and IRIS products. Henrik has a Masters in Management of Technology and an Executive MBA from Aalborg University in Denmark.