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Barbara Supplee

Executive Vice President (to lead Army Navy Business Group effective Jan 31, 2026) at Science Applications InternationalScience Applications International
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About Barbara Supplee

Barbara M. Supplee, 55, is Executive Vice President of SAIC’s Navy Business Group (since February 2024) and previously served as a Senior Vice President (March 2023–February 2024). Prior roles include VP & GM for Navy and Marine Corps at GDIT, senior leadership at CACI, and capture leadership at BAE Systems . Company performance during her tenure included FY2025 revenues of $7.48B (+3.1% organic) and adjusted diluted EPS of $9.13 (+16%), with adjusted EBITDA margin rising to 9.5% and FY2025 TSR of -15%; FY2025 STI formula payout was 132.3% of target and FY2023–2025 PSUs paid at 134.2% of target . Effective January 31, 2026, SAIC will consolidate business groups and appoint Supplee to lead the new Army Navy Business Group (ANG) .

Past Roles

OrganizationRoleYearsStrategic Impact
SAICEVP, Navy Business GroupFeb 2024–presentLed Navy portfolio; quoted on $202M US Navy Fleet Deployment Training Program award, supporting LVC/synthetic training readiness .
SAICSenior Vice PresidentMar 2023–Feb 2024Promoted to EVP; expanded Navy capture/operations .
GDITVP & GM, Navy & Marine CorpsNov 2022–Mar 2023Led Navy/USMC segment operations and growth .
CACI InternationalSenior Vice PresidentAug 2021–Nov 2022Senior leadership across Navy/DoD accounts .
CACI InternationalVP, Business DevelopmentFeb 2021–Aug 2021Capture/BD leadership for Navy programs .
CACI InternationalVice PresidentApr 2019–Feb 2021Program/business leadership .
BAE SystemsSenior Capture Director & Executive DirectorJun 2014–Feb 2021Led major captures; executive oversight for defense bids .

Fixed Compensation

  • SAIC emphasizes pay-for-performance with base salary as the smallest component of executive pay; SAIC does not provide employment agreements for executive officers .
  • Benefits: executives receive standard health/welfare benefits; defined contribution retirement matches (illustrative NEO match amounts for FY2025 were generally $13,800) and access to the Deferred Compensation Plan .

Performance Compensation

MetricWeightThresholdTargetMaximumActualPayout %
Revenue (FY2025 STI)33.3%$7.292B$7.542B$7.763B$7.479B87.4%
Adjusted EBITDA (FY2025 STI)33.3%$682M$700M$722M$705M122.7%
Adjusted Operating Cash Flow (FY2025 STI)33.3%$510M$525M$540M$538M186.7%
FY2025 STI Financial Score132.3%
PSU ProgramWeightTarget FrameworkNotes
Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (FY2025–FY2027 PSUs)33.3%3-year cumulative goals set at grantEarnout 0–200% with straight-line interpolation .
Cumulative Adjusted Operating Cash Flow33.3%3-year cumulative goals set at grantEarnout 0–200% .
Relative TSR vs compensation peer group33.3%Threshold 25th, Target 50th, Max 75th percentileEarnout 0–200% based on percentile rank .
PSU Earnout (FY2023–FY2025)WeightActual% of Target AchievedPayout %
Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA33%$2.060B99.8%99.2%
Cumulative Adjusted Operating Cash Flow33%$1.865B107.4%136.9%
Relative TSR33%66.7th percentile133.3%166.7%
Total PSU Payout134.2%

Additional design details:

  • RSUs vest in 33% annual installments over 3 years; PSUs vest at the end of the 3-year performance period; dividend equivalents accumulate in cash and are paid upon vesting/earnout .
  • Leadership multiplier for STI expanded to 0.5–1.2 in FY2025 to differentiate payouts; corporate financial score 132.3% applied to targets; multiplier applied per executive’s performance (payouts capped at 200%) .

Equity Ownership & Alignment

Policy ElementDetail
Stock ownership guidelines (executives)Executives must maintain stock holdings measured as multiples of base salary by role; CEO 5x, other NEOs 3x; 50% of unvested time-based RSUs count; PSUs/options do not count .
Holding requirementMust hold 100% of net shares from equity programs until guideline multiple achieved .
Hedging/pledgingProhibited for executives, directors, employees; pre-clearance required for all transactions .
Beneficial ownershipDirectors and executive officers as a group owned ~0.44% of outstanding shares; no shares were pledged .

Note: Individual share ownership and guideline compliance status for Barbara Supplee were not itemized in the proxy; the group statistics above apply to all directors and executive officers .

Employment Terms

Term/PolicyKey Provisions
Roles & tenureSAIC EVP Navy Business Group since Feb 2024; SAIC SVP Mar 2023–Feb 2024; appointed to lead the consolidated Army Navy Business Group effective Jan 31, 2026 .
Employment agreementsSAIC does not provide employment agreements for executive officers .
Executive Severance, Change-in-Control & Retirement PolicyApplies to designated eligible officers (includes all active NEOs); double-trigger concepts and multiples: non-CIC involuntary termination = 1.5x salary+avg bonus (2x for CEO); CIC-related involuntary/Good Reason within window = 2x salary+target bonus (3x CEO); COBRA lump-sum (18–24 months non-CIC; 24–36 months CIC); outplacement up to $25k; pro-rata bonus; continued vesting per plan terms; requires signing a two-year non-compete and release .
Equity acceleration—CIC2013 Plan: full acceleration if awards not assumed/replaced; if assumed, time-based awards accelerate upon qualifying termination within 18 months; PSUs pay based on completed years plus pro-rata for year of CIC . 2023 Plan: time-based awards accelerate upon qualifying termination within 18 months; PSUs follow similar pro-rata rule .
Retirement & special retirementContinued vesting provisions for RSUs/options after “special retirement” eligibility; pro-rata PSU treatment similar to disability; rights can be terminated upon violations (e.g., non-solicit/confidentiality) .
Insider trading policyCompany-wide policy filed as Exhibit 19 to FY2025 10-K; prohibits trading on MNPI, short-term/speculative transactions; pre-clearance required .

Compensation Peer Group (Benchmarking)

Peer Companies (FY2025)
Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH); CACI (CACI); CGI (GIB); DXC Technology (DXC); Huntington Ingalls (HII); ICF International (ICFI); Jacobs Solutions (J); KBR (KBR); Leidos (LDOS); Maximus (MMS); Parsons (PSN); Tetra Tech (TTEK); Textron (TXT) .

Performance & Track Record

  • Strategic wins: SAIC awarded a $202M U.S. Navy training contract (Fleet Deployment Training Program), with Supplee highlighting its role in global readiness and LVC/synthetic environments .
  • Organizational leadership: SAIC consolidated five groups into three; Supplee will lead ANG, positioning her at the center of Army/Navy growth focus; key executive departures accompanied the realignment .
  • Company outcomes: FY2025 adjusted EBITDA margin improved 50 bps to 9.5%; strong operating cash flow ($535M excluding receivables sale); $602M returned to shareholders; TSR was -15% for FY2025; three-year TSR tracked mixed vs tech index, with rTSR component paying above target in PSU cycle .

Governance, Policies, and Say-on-Pay

  • Compensation philosophy: pay-for-performance; clawbacks for restatements/misconduct; double-trigger CIC benefits; independent consultant (FW Cook); stock ownership guidelines .
  • Say-on-Pay: 97% approval at 2024 annual meeting .
  • Related party transactions: none in FY2025 where a related party had a material interest .

Risk Indicators & Red Flags

  • Hedging/pledging prohibited; no pledged shares among directors/executive officers .
  • Executive transitions: CEO transition in Oct 2025; organizational restructuring in Nov 2025; these can signal near-term execution risk during re-alignment, but SAIC reaffirmed FY2026 guidance .
  • Section 16 compliance: one late Form 4 (DiFronzo) noted; otherwise compliant in FY2025 .
  • Insider transactions: Attempted retrieval of Barbara Supplee’s Form 4 activity via the insider-trades skill returned an authorization error (401); no Form 4 analysis could be completed from that source at this time. Company-level beneficial ownership/pledging data cited above [ReadFile: insider-trades SKILL.md] .

Investment Implications

  • Alignment: Strong corporate pay-for-performance architecture (STI tied to revenue/EBITDA/cash flow; PSUs tied to cumulative EBITDA/cash flow and rTSR), robust clawback and anti-hedging/pledging policies, and stock ownership guidelines support long-term alignment; Supplee’s leadership of ANG aligns her incentives to Army/Navy growth priorities .
  • Retention risk: SAIC’s severance/change-in-control framework includes two-year non-compete and continued equity vesting features for designated officers, which can mitigate attrition risk; however, recent executive departures and restructuring raise short-term execution/retention considerations as roles consolidate .
  • Trading signals: No pledging and strong insider trading controls reduce adverse alignment risks; inability to fetch real-time Form 4 data for Supplee limits near-term insider selling pressure analysis—monitor future filings and RSU vest schedules (typical 3-year) for potential tax-withholding sales around vest dates .
  • Performance sensitivity: Corporate STI/PSU metrics (cash flow, EBITDA, rTSR) directly link executive variable pay to profitability and shareholder outcomes; with FY2025 STI at 132.3% and PSU at 134.2%, pay outcomes were above target despite FY2025 TSR pressure, reflecting operational strength and relative TSR outperformance over the PSU window .