The Reston, VA-based Converged Security Solutions (CSS) board of directors announced on October 28 the addition of Michael Santelli as the organization’s new chief executive officer.
Santelli has extensive experience as
a strategic advisor and C-Level executive of private equity backed companies in
the government contracting sector. Most recently, he served as the EVP and chief
financial officer at System High Corporation, a leading provider and integrator
of global protection, counterintelligence, and security engineering services.
Prior to this, he was president and CEO of OMNIPLEX World Services Corporation,
a provider of integrated security and investigations solutions in partnership
with the intelligence community. His achievements at OMNIPLEX included
substantial revenue growth and margin expansion, business and cultural
transformation, and business monetization. Santelli also spent 12 years with
USIS, a $650M Security Solutions company serving intelligence, defense, and
fed/civil markets.
“I am thrilled to join an outstanding
team of professionals as Converged Security Solutions continues its growth
through the delivery of leading cyber and physical security solutions,” said
Santelli. “The growth of the business has been truly impressive, and we will
continue to sharpen our strategy and rely on the unique competencies of our
people and technology.”
Santelli brings over 25 years of
transformational business leadership, operations experience, financial acumen,
and a passion for problem solving in running and building businesses and
delivering value for all stakeholders. Over his career, he has successfully
formulated and implemented operational and financial strategies while creating
mission-orientated cultures of high customer service. By building
high-performing teams and employing a service-first leadership philosophy, he
has driven quality-focused, profitable growth in business services companies. Santelli
earned his MBA at Carnegie Mellon University and his BS in civil and environmental
engineering at Vanderbilt University.
“When we interviewed and met Mike, we
saw the energy, know-how, passion, and requisite capabilities for managing the
continued outsized growth of the company. He has a proven track record of
building strong management teams through clear direction and focused business
development. We are delighted he has joined our company and look forward to his
leadership of CSS,” said John Regazzi, executive chairman of Converged Security
Solutions.
Source: Converged Security Solutions
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