Leidos hires Phillips

Leidos said today it has named Randy Phillips senior vice president for corporate development, tasked with leading "the strategic development and execution of Leidos' growth strategy through mergers, acquisitions, and related activities."

Phillips most recently held the same role at Ellucian. He was also an executive at Boeing, Computer Sciences Corp., Alcoa and TRW and has been an adviser to private equity firms, public and private companies and investment management and advisory firms.