People | New execs, customer advocate named

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Shifts at the top and new attention to customers have taken center stage in recent weeks.

, chief financial officer of , was named interim CEO of the New York company while the board of directors searches for a replacement for L-3 co-founder , who died this month. Robert Millard, a board member, was named non-executive chairman. He also is a managing director of Lehman Brothers Inc. and head of Lehman Brothers' Global Trading Strategies., senior vice president of government relations at Monster Government Solutions Inc., was named president of the . Bond replaces , vice president of public sector for Sybase Inc., Dublin, Calif., named this month to the cabinet-level post of , lands in the middle of several technology initiatives. A Wi-Fi Task Force is working on bringing wireless technology to the city's neighborhoods, and the city this summer will launch a new Web site for residents, visitors and businesses.Value-added reseller , Chantilly, Va., wants customers to know it has a voice at the company, and that voice belongs to , the new area vice president of customer advocacy. Blaisdell will help incorporate customer needs into planning, and identify service-related needs for future customer requirements.
Michael StrianeseL-3 Communications Inc.Frank Lanza

Phillip BondInformation Technology Association of AmericaRobert Laurence

William OatesBoston CIO

GTSI Corp.Sandra Blaisdell