Stanton Chase's Aerospace and Defense Industry Veteran Leads Global Sector

Kristi Moe Hope, a Director in the Atlanta office of Stanton Chase who currently resides in Alexandria, Virginia, has been named the firm’s Global Sector Leader for Aerospace and Defense.

The announcement was made by Flemming Riber, Global Practice Leader of Industrial at Stanton Chase.

“It is a great pleasure to announce that Kristi will be leading this important global sector for the firm,” said Riber. “Her search experience and expertise in aerospace and defense, coupled with her business and systems engineering background give her a unique perspective on the search process and what major aerospace and defense corporations are seeking in today’s leaders.”

Kristi has 25 years of executive leadership experience with broad-ranging international expertise in program management, strategic planning, customer relations, government relations, and marketing.

Prior to joining Stanton Chase, Kristi held senior-level executive positions with large, medium, and small Aerospace and Defense companies including industry stalwarts Lockheed Martin, Honeywell, and Textron/AAI. Kristi has managed geographically dispersed teams and major government contracts.

Kristi has coordinated complex activities associated with installation of Enterprise Management Resource Programs, integrating multiple sites for communication, training, job/organization redefinition, process integrity, and customer change management initiatives.

Kristi has technical and business degrees, including MBA, MAS, BSEE, and is Six Sigma certified. With valuable and diverse contacts in the Aerospace and Defense contractor and user community, coupled with a broad knowledge of many key governmental domestic and international agencies, Kristi brings a unique skill set to her new leadership role at Stanton Chase.