Pragmatics names new COO

Joe B. Brock Jr. to serve as Pragmatics chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1.

Pragmatics has appointed Joe B. Brock Jr. chief operating officer, effective Oct. 1. He will report to Long Nguyen, chief executive officer.

Joining Pragmatics in 2001, Brock served as director of operations for the company’s IT services division.

He has held a number of positions at Pragmatics, including senior vice president and general manager of the company’s federal civilian division, which the company said focuses on delivering information technology services and solutions to U.S. federal civilian agencies.

Before Pragmatics, Brock served as a vice president at L-3 Communications, and as a senior manager at Titan Systems Corp.