PAE has appointed John Heller as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Heller, who will officially begin his new role with PAE on December 19, 2013, will focus on executing the strategic vision for building the company into an industry-leading provider of services to the U.S. government. Mike Dignam, who has served as the President of PAE since 2010, will continue in this role and report to Mr. Heller.

Mr. Heller joins PAE from Engility Corporation, where he has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2013. Prior to this role, Mr. Heller served as President of the Professional Support Services Division of L-3 Communications, a position he accepted in April 2012. Before joining L-3, Mr. Heller held several leadership positions at Harris Corporation, including President of Harris IT Services and Vice President and General Manager of the division's Department of Defense programs. He also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Multimax Inc. and led its sale to Harris Corporation in 2007.