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SAIC Says Keene Assuming CEO Duties Immediately, Eliminating COO Position To Flatten Structure

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

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Nazzic Keene will officially become the next CEO of Science Applications International Corp. this summer. Photo: SAIC

Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] on Wednesday said that Nazzic Keene, the company’s CEO-elect, will be assuming day-to-day responsibility for the company as outgoing CEO Tony Moraco takes on an advisory role for the transition to the executive changes. The company also said that it is eliminating the position of chief operating officer (COO), which is held by Keene. “We made the strategic decision to have the customer groups report directly to the CEO to enable stronger alignment and be…

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