E3/Sentinel has appointed Mehdi Cherqaoui as chief operating officer to lead business operations including finance, accounting, contracts and legal, the company announced Thursday.
“Mehdi is an experienced leader who is laser-focused on operational excellence across the entire business and consistently delivers results,” said Andy Maner, E3/Sentinel CEO. “I am confident in Mehdi’s ability to align innovation with operational best practices as we continue to grow in a full and open market.”
Cherqaoui will serve as a key voice on client delivery and strategic growth initiatives. He will be a senior member of the executive team and will report directly to CEO Andy Maner. Cherqaoui will bring more than two decades of experience to E3/Sentinel.
He has a long history of supporting the public sector. Prior to joining E3/Sentinel, Cherqaoui served with Applied Insight as chief financial officer (CFO). He has also held leadership positions at Phacil, where he served as CFO; PAE as vice president of Finance and Mergers and acquisitions.
At Phacil he led the strategic transformation of the $130 million in revenue information technology (IT) solutions contractor that culminated with the sale of the company in March 2019.
“I am incredibly excited and humbled to help lead E3/Sentinel in its next phase of innovation,” said Cherqaoui. “I am joining at a transformational time, and I look forward to working with the incredible team at E3/Sentinel and capitalize on the already strong foundation to further nurture a strong culture, continue to attract top talent and accelerate our market momentum.”
About E3/Sentinel
E3/Sentinel, a NewSpring Holdings company, is a mission-focused service driven solutions company headquartered in McLean, VA. We are a Washington Business Journal Best Places to Work awardee, a seven-time Virginia Chamber of Commerce Fantastic 50 honoree, a six-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a three-time Washington Technology FAST 50 honoree.
Our enterprise program management and integrated service delivery practices are appraised at CMMI® Services maturity level 3, and our quality and environmental management systems are ISO 9001:2015 and 14001:2015 certified. E3/Sentinel has a long history of consistent growth and high performance in the federal government services market. Our services and solutions are designed, tailored, and accomplished based on the combined domain experience both organizations bring from helping their Homeland Security, Defense, Intelligence and Civilian customers solve complex challenges.
