Executive Moves

Glen Post, CEO of CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) over the past 26 years, will retire from his position in May and be succeeded by Chief Operating Officer and President Jeff Storey. Post originally planned to retire on Jan. 1, 2019 but he decided to move his retirement earlier and make it effective on …

Brian Wells, formerly director of health care strategy at Merlin International, has been promoted to chief technology officer at the Englewood, Colorado-based cybersecurity company. Wells will serve as a liaison executive between engineering and sales in order to align development initiatives with market demand as well as oversee the company’s …

Timothy “Tim” Keating, formerly senior vice president of government operations at Boeing (NYSE: BA), has been promoted to executive VP of government operations at the aerospace company. Keating will continue to oversee the company’s philanthropic efforts worldwide through the Boeing Global Engagement organization, lead public policy initiatives and serve on …

Lynn Dugle, president and CEO of Engility (NYSE: EGL), has been elected chairman of the Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology services contractor’s board of directors. She will remain president and CEO and succeed co-chairs Peter Marino and David Savner, who will both continue to serve as board members, Engility said Thursday. “Lynn’s …

Cheryl Kosmann, a three-decade government and commercial market veteran, has joined SOS International as vice president of procurement. She will oversee SOSi’s global procurement and subcontracting efforts, the company said Thursday. Kosmann most recently served as chief operating officer at a northern Virginia-based company that offers military logistics support services. Before that, …

TJ Kennedy, former president of the First Responder Network Authority, has joined Secured Communications as chairman of the company’s board of directors. The 25-year public safety and wireless technology veteran established The Public Safety Network company after his tenure at FirstNet, Secured Communications said Thursday. He led the independent government authority from …

Cheryl Peace, formerly a senior executive at the National Security Agency, has joined Cyxtera Technologies as chief operating officer of the information technology infrastructure company’s federal group. Peace’s “experience offers a deep understanding of the complex challenges that government agencies face in securing their infrastructure and protecting their information,” Greg …

Chris Metts, formerly vice president of global aviation and air traffic management at Harris (NYSE: HRS), has joined Deloitte Consulting’s federal government practice as a specialist executive. Metts will lead Deloitte’s growth efforts in the federal transportation sector, particularly in the aviation segment, with a focus on leveraging big data, …

John Coleman, formerly president of the investigative service group at Omniplex World Services, has been named president of Peraton‘s homeland security sector in a move slated to take effect March 5. Peraton said Tuesday Coleman will oversee programs and growth efforts within the company’s business that offers a range of support services to federal …

Anil Wirasekara, senior financial executive at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has been appointed interim chief financial officer of the company after CFO William McCombe stepped down from his role. Maxar said Monday McCombe will stay as an adviser for a transition period and Wirasekara will temporarily perform CFO duties until the company finds …