William W. Boyle Walter C. Zable Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) has appointed Chief Financial Officer Willam W. Boyle interim president and CEO following the death of founder Walter J. Zable, who had also served as board chairman. For more on Zable’s life and career, click over to GovCon Executive. The company said Boyle will retain his CFO role,... 

Michael Chertoff Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has been elected chairman of the board of directors for BAE Systems Inc., the British defense contractor’s U.S. subsidiary. Effective May 1, the company said he will start a three-year term and succeed retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, who began his tenure as chairman in... 

In a Dec. 19 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) indicated itInformation Technology has received several proposals from its shareholders for the company to separate the roles of CEO and chairman of the board of directors. Robert Stevens currently holds both positions at the company. Company shareholders... 

ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT) has announced Markos Tambakeras will serve as non-executive chairman of the board of Xylem, the company which ITT’s water technology businesses will spin offOffice Forms Facilitator into. Tambakeras is the former chairman, president and CEO of Kennametal, Inc. and has been a member of ITT’s board of directors since 2001. Steve...