Peraton appoints Omar as finance chief

Peraton has appointed Salim Omar, a 10-year veteran of the company and its heritage businesses, to the chief financial officer role on a permanent basis following a four-month stint as interim CFO.

The move took effect on June 20, Peraton said Wednesday. Omar became interim CFO in the spring following the departure of Ken Sharp, who joined L3Harris Technologies as its finance chief after two-and-a-half years as Peraton’s CFO.

Prior to becoming acting CFO, Omar worked as senior vice president of corporate sector and finance at Peraton. The company credits him with having led large-scale initiatives focused on operational improvements and restructuring.

Omar joined Peraton in 2021 through its combination with Perspecta, where he was VP of corporate finance. He also held the VP of finance role at Vencore, one of three businesses that merged in 2018 to become Perspecta.