Veteran U.S. Army leader brings decades of strategic operations and technology expertise to drive Rajant’s next phase of growth.
Malvern, PA – Sept 2, 2025 – Business Wire – Rajant Corporation is pleased to announce the appointment of Cris Boyd as Chief Growth Officer. A retired U.S. Army officer with 32 years of distinguished service, Boyd brings a wealth of expertise in technology integration, strategic growth, and customer engagement across defense and industry sectors.
During his military career, Boyd served across the Infantry, Signal Regiment, and Army Acquisition Corps, holding key roles in Product Management and Project Management. His service culminated as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations at RDECOM (now CCDC DEVCOM). Following retirement, he transitioned to a civilian industry leadership role, specializing in business development and customer relations with a strong focus on integrating innovative technologies to defense priorities.
“Cris’s extensive background in defense operations and his proven ability to bridge innovation with mission requirements make him an outstanding addition to our executive team,” said Bob Schena, CEO of Rajant Corporation. “His leadership will be instrumental as we continue expanding Rajant’s global footprint and advancing our role in edge networking for critical industries.”
In his new role, Boyd will lead Rajant’s growth strategy, focusing on expanding partnerships, driving customer engagement, and supporting the company’s evolution in delivering advanced edge computing and customer focused solutions to targeted vertical markets including defense, mining, warehouse automation, ports, oil and gas and more.
“It is an honor to join Rajant at such a pivotal time for intelligent edge networking in the industry,” Boyd said. “I’m excited to work with this exceptional team to strengthen our relationships, expand our markets, and continue delivering solutions that meet the real-world demands of our customers.”
Boyd begins his new role immediately and will be based at Rajant’s U.S. headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania.
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About Rajant Corporation
Rajant Corporation is the intelligent edge network technology company that invented Kinetic Mesh® networking, BreadCrumb® wireless nodes, and InstaMesh® networking software. With Rajant, customers can rapidly deploy highly adaptable and scalable edge network solutions that leverage the power of real-time data to deliver on-demand, mission-critical business intelligence. With successful deployments in more than 80 countries for customers in military, mining, ports, rail, energy, manufacturing and logistics, municipalities, agriculture, and more, Rajant is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, with additional facilities and offices in Arizona and Kentucky. For more information, visit Rajant.com or follow Rajant on LinkedIn and Twitter. For media inquiries, contact – Andy Kowalik ( akowalik@rajant.com )