Dawne Hickton is the Chair, Chief Executive Officer and lead investor of Cumberland Additive, Inc., an additive manufacturing business serving space, aerospace and defense customers, a role she has held since June 2022. Earlier she was Executive Vice President of Jacobs Solutions and President of its Critical Mission Solutions business, and Vice Chair, President and CEO of RTI International Metals from 2007 to 2015; she was appointed to Kennametal's Board effective September 1, 2026.