Abt Associates has named government services industry veterans Gerald Adolph and Wayne Rehberger to the Rockville, Maryland-based company's board of directors.

Amir Zekrya, a 20-year financial planning and analysis veteran, has been named vice president of finance at Bethesda, Maryland-based government services contractor Abt Associates. Zekrya most recently led the formation of a business case analysis service for federal mortgage agency Freddie Mac, Abt Associates said Wednesday. His industry career has included roles such …

Paul Anninos, formerly REI Systems‘ vice president for business development and marketing, has joined Abt Associates as the new VP and director of business development for its U.S. operations. Anninos has more than three decades of experience in business and operational leadership for both the government and commercial sectors, Abt said Tuesday. “Paul’s proven …

Noel Samuel, former chief financial officer at immixGroup and a two-decade veteran of the commercial and government contracting sectors, has joined Bethesda, Md.-based public sector services contractor Abt Associates as CFO. Abt said Thursday Samuel holds close to 20 years of experience in roles related to corporate finance, merger-and-acquisition,  business development and consulting functions. Samuel’s GovCon career …

Gary Perlin, former Capital One Financial chief financial officer, has been elected as the non-executive chairman of the board of directors at Abt Associates. Abt said Friday Perlin, who joined the company’s board in 2012, will bring more than 30 years of finance experience in for-profit and nonprofit organizations. “We look forward to …

Michael Link, a former senior vice president from global marketing research firm Nielsen, has joined Bethesda, Maryland-based services contractor Abt Associates as president and CEO of its public policy research subsidiary Abt SRBI, the parent company said Monday. Silver Spring-headquartered Abt SRBI conducts opinion surveys and other behavioral studies for government agencies, businesses …

Mario Bazan, formerly vice president for technology at ICF International (Nasdaq: ICFI), has been appointed VP of the client technology center at Abt Associates. “[We] look forward [to] Mario providing valuable insight and strategic direction as we assist clients in leveraging information technology and executing sophisticated analyses to further policy …

Abt Associates has appointed Mauricio Poodts,  Thierry van Bastelaer and Melinda Williams to vice president roles in the company’s information technology, international health and corporate communications organizations. “We are proud to recognize these exceptional leaders who are critical to our success as a company, ” Abt Associates President and CEO Kathleen Flanagan said Monday. Poodts, the …

Abt Associates has merged with Boulder, Colorado-based Stratus Consulting to form a new environment and natural resources division within Abt. Joshua Lipton, formerly president and CEO at Stratus, has been assigned to lead the new unit and will report to Jay Knott, Abt Associates executive vice president and chief business officer, Abt said …

Abt Associates will work with the U.S. Agency for International Development to manage a program in West Africa focused on trade competitiveness, food security and reduced poverty in the region. The company said Tuesday it won a $48.6 million contract and will collaborate with several U.S. small businesses, local partners and associations on …