April 18, 2022 — Chantilly, VA — AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a leading provider of government IT and engineering solutions and one of the top 100 employee-owned companies in the U.S., today announced that Ms. Chris Braccio, the company’s Vice President, Human Resources, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Braccio will be occupying a seat on the Board that was vacated by Joe Kopfman, who recently retired after 43 years with AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
Braccio joined AMERICAN SYSTEMS in 2007 and is currently responsible for the strategic alignment of human talent to achieve the corporate mission. As VP, Human Resources, she oversees the company’s entire human capital function, including talent management, compensation, benefits, HRIS, as well as community affairs and charitable programs.
“I am delighted that Chris is joining the Board,” said Bill Hoover, Chairman of the Board of AMERICAN SYSTEMS. “Her passion for her profession and deep commitment to the employee-owners will undoubtedly prove to be an asset to the Board and the company.”
Braccio has more than 25 years of HR experience and has held senior Human Resource leadership roles at World Kitchen, StarBand Communications, and Sunrise Assisted Living, as well as at Fortune 500 companies such as GTE (now Verizon), Contel, Eaton Corporation, and National Semiconductor. She received her Master of Science, with honors, in Human Resource Management from Johns Hopkins University, and a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Business Management from the University of Connecticut.
Braccio joins Vice Chairman and CEO, Peter Smith, and independent members Bill Hoover (Chairman), Ken Johnson, and Barry Broadus on the company’s Board of Directors.
