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PAE Names John Heller As CEO

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 20th, 2013

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PAE Names John Heller As CEO

PAE CEO John Heller. Photo: PAE

PAE on Thursday named John Heller as its new CEO, effective immediately, filling a vacancy at the integrated global mission services company. Heller joins PAE from Engility Corp. [EGL], where he has been senior vice president and chief operating officer since January. Before his service with Engility, Heller was president of the Professional Support Services Division of L-3 Communications [LLL], which spun off Engility. Mike Dignam, who has served as president of PAE since 2010, will continue in that role…

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