CSC taps former Gannett, Sprint exec as next CFO

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Paul Saleh will succeed Michael Mancuso, who announced his retirement in February.

Computer Sciences Corp. has named Paul Saleh the new vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 23, CSC announced today.

Saleh succeeds Michael Mancuso, who announced his retirement in February 2012.

Saleh, who will report to CSC President and CEO Mike Lawrie, will be responsible for CSC’s global financial operations.

He previously served as senior vice president and CFO at Gannett, the international news and information company based in McLean, Va.

Saleh, who has more than 25 years of corporate finance experience, worked at Sprint Nextel and served as senior vice president and CFO at Walt Disney International.

Upon leaving Sprint Nextel in 2008, Saleh launched Menza Partners, an operational and financial advisory group focusing on media, telecommunications and technology industries, the May 14 announcement said.

Before joining Walt Disney, Saleh spent 12 years at Honeywell Inc., where he was vice president and treasurer from 1994 to 1997, and held other various leadership positions in finance, treasury, investor relations, strategic planning and operations.

Saleh holds a master’s degree in Business Administration with distinction in Finance; a Master of Science degree in Computer, Information and Control Engineering; and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, all from the University of Michigan.

CSC, of Falls Church, Va., ranks No. 11 on Washington Technology’s 2011 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.