E3/Sentinel creates new COO position

E3/Sentinel has created a chief operating officer position and hired a nearly two-decade market veteran for the role.

E3/Sentinel has created a chief operating officer position and hired Mehdi Cherqaoui to fill the role. He’ll lead business operations including finance, accounting, contracts and legal.

He will also be involved in client delivery and strategic growth initiatives. Cherqaoui will be part of the executive team and report directly to CEO Andy Maner.

“Mehdi is an experienced leader who is laser-focused on operational excellence across the entire business and consistently delivers results,” Maner said in a press release.

Cherqaoui brings to E3/Sentinel 20 years of public sector experience. He has held leadership positions with Applied Insight, Phacil, PAE, URS and PricewaterhouseCoopers. At Phacil, he helped grow and position the company for its sale in March 2019 to By Light Professional IT Services.