Executive Moves

Jill Malliet, a more than three-decade professional and management executive, has been promoted to vice president of business administration at cybersecurity firm Sentar.

Akima has appointed Richard Valentine, a three-decade IBM (NYSE: IBM) sales and capture veteran, as vice president of business development, G2Xchange ETC reported Tuesday.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Jay “Scott” Goldstein, mobilization assistant to the U.S. Air Force undersecretary, for promotion to the rank of major general, GovCon Wire has learned.

John Zangardi, formerly chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security, has joined Leidos’ (NYSE: LDOS) civil group as senior vice president of business initiatives and strategic partnerships.

Tony Celeste, a fomer senior director at data and storage networking company Brocade, has joined technology provider Ingram Micro as executive director and general manager of its public sector business, G2Xchange ETC reported Monday.

Starboard Value, a New York-based investment adviser and a shareholder of AECOM (NYSE: ACM), has recommended three independent directors for appointment to AECOM’s board under a governance agreement. AECOM said Friday Peter Feld, a managing member of Starboard, and Robert Card, president of executive advisory services firm The Card Group, will immediately join its board, while Jacqueline Hinman, former chairman, president and CEO of CH2M Hill, will assume duties as a board member on Dec. 16.

Andrew Matuch, a professional with more than two decades of business development experience, has been named managing director of government, intellectual property and life sciences at LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ legal and professional practice.

John Gaddi, a more than two-decade finance and accounting professional, has joined Rockville, Md.-based health information technology provider CNSI as senior vice president of finance.

Pete Pflugrath, former vice president of corporate business development for LMI’s defense segment, has been appointed VP of the organization’s logistics division.

ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has named three new executives to a new team tasked with expanding the delivery of health care services to U.S. veterans and growing the company’s work with the Department of Veterans Affairs.