Dave Bassett, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, has joined Thales Defense & Security as a proxy holder and member of the company’s board of directors.
Bassett brings to the board over three decades of military experience, including 20 years as a member of the Army Acquisition Corps, where he helped manage key programs such as tactical and combat vehicles, command and control software and networking and communications, Thales said in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday.
His military career includes roles such as director of the Defense Contract Management Agency and program executive officer for command control communications-tactical and PEO for ground combat systems at the U.S. Army.
He concurrently serves as a senior counselor at The Cohen Group, where he provides strategic advice on business development, regulatory affairs and capital-raising activities.
Bassett has been serving as a strategic adviser at Latent AI since March.
