{"id":9658,"date":"2025-12-22T18:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/tory-bruno-steps-down-as-president-ceo-of-ula\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T18:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:14:23","slug":"tory-bruno-steps-down-as-president-ceo-of-ula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/tory-bruno-steps-down-as-president-ceo-of-ula\/","title":{"rendered":"Tory Bruno steps down as President, CEO of ULA"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_71967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-71967\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71967\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251222_Tory_Bruno_factory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251222_Tory_Bruno_factory.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/20251222_Tory_Bruno_factory-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-71967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tory Bruno stands between a pair of Vulcan booster at United Launch Alliance\u2019s rocket factory in Decatur, Alabama, on Nov. 4, 2025. Image: Will Robinson-Smith\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>United Launch Alliance announced its president and chief executive officer, Tory Bruno, resigned from the company, effective Monday, Dec. 22.<\/p>\n<p>The news came in a statement from Robert Lightfoot, Lockheed Martin\u2019s Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, who serves as the Lockheed Martin Board Chair for ULA. The company is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter nearly 12 years leading United Launch Alliance (ULA), current ULA President and CEO Tory Bruno has resigned to pursue another opportunity,\u201d Lightfoot said. \u201cWe are grateful for Tory\u2019s service to ULA and the country, and we thank him for his leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot announced that John Elbon, who previously served as ULA\u2019s Chief Operating Officer, was elevated to the Interim CEO position, while the board seeks a permanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a great privilege to lead ULA through its transformation and to bring Vulcan into service,\u201d Bruno said in a social media post. \u201cMy work here is now complete and I will be cheering ULA on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bruno joined ULA from Lockheed Martin in August 2014, succeeding Michael Gass. His previous career included roles in the U.S. Navy\u2019s Fleet Ballistic Missile program.<\/p>\n<p>During Bruno\u2019s tenure at ULA, the company performed 83 orbital launches. Those included the final flight of a Delta 4 Heavy rocket in April 2024 and the inaugural flight of a Vulcan rocket in January 2024.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second major shift in ULA\u2019s leadership this month. On Dec. 8, ULA announced Elbon would retire in early 2026 and that Mark Peller, who was previously the Senior Vice President of Vulcan Development and Advanced Programs, would assume the COO role on Jan. 1, 2026. Peller now assumes that role a couple weeks early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tory Bruno stands between a pair of Vulcan booster at United Launch Alliance\u2019s rocket factory in Decatur, Alabama, on Nov. 4, 2025. Image: Will Robinson-Smith\/Spaceflight Now United Launch Alliance announced its president and chief executive officer, Tory Bruno, resigned from the company, effective Monday, Dec. 22. 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