The Board of Directors of Cubic Corporation has named William W. Boyle chief executive officer.

Boyle, formerly the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, had also served as interim president and CEO since the passing of the company’s founder and former CEO, Walter J. Zable, in June 2012. He joined Cubic Corporation as chief financial officer in 1983 and has served as a company director since 1995.

Before going to Cubic, Boyle held financial management positions with General Electric, Occidental Petroleum, and the Wickes Corporation.

The board also named Bradley H. Feldmann to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer, promoted John D. (Jay) Thomas to Boyle’s former position as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and appointed Stephen O. Shewmaker, president of the company’s Transportation Systems segment, to the additional role as an executive vice president of the corporation.

Feldmann has been president of Cubic’s Defense Systems (CDS) segment since 2008. From 1989 to 1999, he held progressively responsible positions with CDS including senior vice president and chief operating officer. He also has worked for Comptek Research Inc., ManTech International Information Technology Group, U.S. Protect Corporation, and OMNIPLEX World Services Corporation.

Thomas has held a variety of corporate management positions with Cubic since 1980, serving most recently as senior vice president, finance and corporate development. He was vice president, finance, since 1994 and also vice president, corporate development, since 2008.

Shewmaker has been president of the companies comprising the Cubic Transportation Systems segment. He is a recognized international transit executive who has over 21 years of experience in the public transportation ticketing industry.