Cubic Appoints Brian LaRoche as Vice President and COO

Cubic Corporation announced its Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS) business division appointed retired Rear Adm. Brian LaRoche as vice president and chief operating officer (COO). In this role, he will oversee the daily operations of the CMS business to ensure effective execution performance. This includes implementation of business strategies, plans and procedures to set comprehensive goals for the company’s growth and success. He will report to Mike Twyman, president of Cubic Mission Solutions.

LaRoche has more than 30 years of engineering, program,operations and general management experience. Prior to joining Cubic, he heldleadership positions at Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman and BAESystems Inc. He brings extensive knowledge in the design, development,production, deployment and sustainment of U.S. Navy Weapon and Combat Systems.In addition, he brings significant expertise with the development andintegration of Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence,Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) products.

LaRoche is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy where he receiveda bachelor’s degree in political science and government. He also holds amaster’s degree in computer science from the New Jersey Institute ofTechnology. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 2016 where he held the rank ofRear Admiral (Upper Half). His flag officer assignments included DeputyCommander Military Sealift Command; Deputy Commander Surface Force Atlantic;and Reserve Deputy Commander for Navy Installations Command. Commandassignments included Inshore Boat Unit 23, Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit206, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 8 and United States EuropeanCommand, Headquarters, Detachment 0193 supporting the J3 OperationsDirectorate.