Stephen Chambal has been selected as executive vice president and chief growth officer of LinQuest Corporation.
In his new role, Chambal will oversee LinQuest’s business development team and guide corporate strategy with an emphasis on program development, the Herdon, Virginia-based company announced on Thursday.
“We are very excited to have Stephen lead our growth efforts. His exceptional skills and deep experience will be a catalyst to add even more momentum to our current growth trajectory,” said LinQuest President and CEO Greg Young.
As the organization’s business development lead, Chambal will drive expansion within defense and intelligence markets, including National Security Space and Department of the Air Force Operational Imperatives. The executive will also target broader client focus areas, such as systems development, digital transformation, integration and execution.
Before joining LinQuest, Chambal spent 24 years in the U.S. Air Force as a scientific analyst, where his work informed the decisions of USAF leaders. He later co-founded The Perduco Group, a defense and intelligence community-focused contractor where he served as CEO. In 2019, LinQuest acquired The Perduco Group and Chambal joined the former as senior vice president of strategic growth.
Chambal said that his time as part of the LinQuest team “has been a great experience” and highlighted the organization’s “rich and impressive history of innovation.”
“I’m excited about this opportunity to take our company forward in the service of our defense and intelligence community customers. We’re expecting continued rapid growth as we deliver high level solutions for our customers with a mission-first, people-always mindset,” he added.
Chambal’s appointment follows LinQuest’s promotion of Young to his current position in January. He succeeded Timothy Dills, who concluded his career after holding the chief executive role for almost four years.