Pangiam, a security and travel consulting services provider, announced today that Christine Tarrago has joined the company as its new chief financial officer, starting February 22, 2021. Christine brings more than 25 years of experience in global corporate finance, capital raising, business development and strategy in North America and Europe.
Christine joins Pangiam from Versar, where she served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2017. After an integral role in bringing Versar private, Christine implemented streamlined processes and procedures to regain profitability and sustainability. Prior to Verar, Ms. Tarrago served as Vice President Finance at K12, Inc. from 2016 to 2017 and as Vice President Finance, Corporate Controller of Lightbridge Communications Corporation from 2011 to 2016. She also has held leadership positions at companies including Marlink, Siemens and ALSTOM.
"Christine is an experienced executive with a proven track record of improving operational efficiency and driving business development and strategy," said Kevin McAleenan, CEO of Pangiam. "She brings a unique perspective to our leadership team as we continue to grow Pangiam to meet the exciting market opportunity ahead of us."
As CFO, Christine will lead Pangiam's global finance and accounting organization and be responsible for accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax, and investor relations. She will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.
About Pangiam
Pangiam is a public-private partnership company creating a network of industry partners aimed at revolutionizing the future of operations, security, and safety at airports, seaports, and land border crossings through the use of emerging technology. As a team of customs and security professionals with over 50 years of experience at senior levels of the U.S. government, Pangiam has an intimate understanding of the security, facilitation, and disaster response challenges and aspirations of governments and industry leaders around the world. www.pangiam.com
