WebMethods taps Pomata

Middleware provider WebMethods Inc., Fairfax, Va., has picked Len Pomata, former president and chief executive officer of Litton PRC, as president of its new business unit, WebMethods Federal. Pomata will be involved in operations and sales, as well as devising a strategic plan, building partner and agency relationships and reviewing marketplace needs for the 10-salesperson office, the company said. Pomata served as Litton PRC president and CEO from 1995 until 2000. He was at the company 18 years. (Northrop Grumman Corp., Los Angeles, subsequently acquired Litton PRC.) In 2001, Pomata moved to Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif., where he worked as a senior vice president for business development.