CNA Corp. Names CEO

CNA Corp. has named Katherine McGrady president and chief executive, the board of the nonprofit research organization said today.

McGrady had been serving as acting president of the Center for Naval Analyses, CNA Corp. said, and she replaces Robert Murray. The transition date will be announced later, according to the organization. CNA Corp. also includes the Institute for Public Research.

McGrady joined CNA Corp. as an analyst in 1988 and was named its first chief operating officer in 2009.