HANOVER, Md., March 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The KEYW Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:KEYW) announced today that it has appointed Philip L. Calamia as Chief Financial Officer. His appointment is effective March 25, 2014.<br /><br />"Over the past nine months, I have had the opportunity to get to know Phil as he developed the infrastructure and financial processes for our Hexis Cyber Solutions subsidiary," commented Len Moodispaw, CEO and President of KEYW. "Phil's previous experience as a publicly-traded commercial technology company CFO will be invaluable to KEYW as we continue to transition our business model to become not only a high-end intelligence community focused engineering services enterprise but also an innovative information security technology company, as well. Furthermore, I have been very pleased to observe that Phil's leadership style and personality blend very well with KEYW's culture."<br /><br />"Working with the KEYW team for several months, I have been impressed with the accomplishments the company has made in the past five years," said Phil Calamia, Chief Financial Officer of KEYW. "I am excited to be part of the team as we continue to execute on our strategic direction."<br /><br />Prior to joining KEYW, Phil was Chief Financial Officer of AuthenTec, Inc., which was acquired by Apple. AuthenTec provided security solutions focused on secure networking, content and data protection, access control and strong fingerprint security on mobile devices and PCs. While at AuthenTec, Phil helped drive change to the business operations resulting in topline growth and breakeven EBITDA.<br /><br />Prior to AuthenTec, Phil was Managing Partner of CFO Navigator, a boutique management-consulting firm assisting management teams and investors in building sustainable enterprise value with a focus on enhancing performance by uncovering previously unidentified opportunities. Previously, Phil led a successful IPO at US Interactive as its Chief Financial Officer and he had financial leadership roles at CDI Corporation, Maxwell Systems and Mediq. Phil is a Certified Public Accountant (license status inactive) having started his career in public accounting.<br /><br />About KEYW<br /><br />KEYW provides agile cyber superiority, cybersecurity, and geospatial intelligence solutions for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers and commercial enterprises. We create our solutions by combining our services and expertise with hardware, software, and proprietary technology to meet our customers' requirements.