Executive Moves

Robert Work, former deputy secretary at the Department of Defense and a two-time Wash100 winner, has been named chairman of the board of directors at public sector business intelligence provider Govini.

Federal government services industry veterans Byron Bright, Ronald Hahn, Carl De Groote and Olivier Jeannot have joined the Professional Services Council's board of directors.

Douglas Helton, a nearly 36-year veteran of the aviation industry, has joined Noblis' federal civilian solutions mission area as business development director for transportation systems.

Mustapha Ouchen, a two-decade market development and sales professional, has been named director of international business development for Middle East and Africa at persistent surveillance technology provider TCOM.

Ken Beecher, an 11-year veteran of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has joined Optum as a vice president and client executive for the Department of Veterans Affairs, FedHealthIT reported Friday.

Alison Paris, who holds 15 years of federal market experience, has been named vice president of talent acquisition at Peraton.

President Donald Trump intends to name Karen Evans, a federal information technology executive, as the new chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security, Federal News Network reported Thursday.

Peter Ward, a 19-year veteran of BAE Systems, has joined ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) as vice president of human resources and talent acquisition within the mission solutions and services group.

John Noseworthy, president and CEO emeritus at Rochester, Minn.-based nonprofit medical center Mayo Clinic, has been appointed to serve on Mitre’s board of trustees for a term of up to three years.

Ryan Smith, a defense industry veteran, has been named CEO of Fincantieri’s marine systems business for North America.