PAE has named James Benton their chief information officer. Having served as interim CIO since August 2018, the permanent appointment recognizes Benton's contributions during his four-year tenure at PAE. As interim CIO, Benton led the advancement of enterprise information technology strategy goals, ensuring business alignment and managing direction of IT programs and services. As CIO, he will continue his strategic function and oversee daily operations of cybersecurity, global service desk and information technology field services support operations. Benton joined PAE in 2015 as chief information security officer, a role in which he developed the company's enterprise risk management program, cybersecurity strategy and managed cybersecurity operations. He has served in numerous technology leadership positions supporting federal government agencies and the intelligence community, including vice president of information technology at A-T Solutions, a PAE acquisition, and information technology director at ManTech International.