BETHESDA, MD. — Aretum, an advanced solution and capability provider of technology-enabled mission support to federal agencies and a Renovus Capital Partners partner company, today announced the appointment of Peter Santighian as Chief Executive Officer, effective October 19, 2026.
Mr. Santighian brings 30 years of experience leading strategy, growth, and operations across the defense, intelligence, federal health, and federal civilian markets. He served as Executive Vice President and Business Unit Manager for Defense, Intel, and Health at ECS leading a group of nearly 1500 employees and $600M in annual revenue. As Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Halvik Corp, Mr. Santighian oversaw DoW operations and led Halvik’s growth strategy and M&A activities. He helped Halvik achieve an annual growth rate of 40% for 7 years, leading to a successful sale. He has held other C-Suite and executive roles at Stanley Associates, CGI Federal, and Edgesource. His leadership has led companies to invest, develop, and expand their solution offerings to Federal customers in Cloud, Cybersecurity, and Digital Services.
“I am honored to join Aretum at such an exciting moment for the company,” said Mr. Santighian. “Aretum has built a strong reputation with federal agencies by combining deep mission understanding with solution offerings and has assembled a talented team and a differentiated set of capabilities across digital transformation, cybersecurity, data intelligence, and mission support. I see significant opportunity to build on that foundation by deepening our customer relationships, advancing the AI-enabled solutions coming out of Aretum Labs, and continuing to invest in our people.”
Aretum supports more than 100 contracts for over 30 federal agencies across the Federal Civilian, Defense, and Homeland Security sectors, serving as prime contractor on approximately 90% of its work. The company delivers its services through four core capabilities: Digital Transformation, Cybersecurity, Data Intelligence, and Mission Support. Through Aretum Labs, its applied innovation arm, the company develops AI-enabled products for government and regulated organizations, including FedRequest, DAPPER, AIM, AuditChain, and FedNav.
“Peter is an accomplished leader who has built and scaled federal technology businesses and developed strong teams along the way,” said Manan Shah, Partner at Renovus Capital Partners. “He understands what it takes to win and deliver mission-critical work for federal customers, and he is deeply committed to growing people as well as revenue. As Aretum’s private equity partner, we are excited to support Peter as he leads the company into its next phase of growth, building on the strong foundation Aretum has established with its customers and employees.”
Rohit Gupta, who previously served as Chief Executive Officer, will remain as an advisor to Aretum’s Board of Directors and a shareholder in the company. Under Rohit’s leadership, Aretum completed acquisition of Veterans Systems Engineering, completed full integration of its acquired businesses, and established Aretum Labs to further spearhead the investment, development, and delivery of leading-edge AI products for federal customers.