New president and CEO named for Herndon’s Deltek

Deltek announced Tuesday that Bob Hughes will become the Herndon-based software company’s president and CEO in April when current leader Mike Corkery moves to an operating group executive role at Roper Technologies, Deltek’s Florida-based parent company. 

Previously, Hughes worked as an executive at Kronos, a workforce management software company. When Kronos merged with Ultimate Software to become UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group) in 2020, Hughes became UKG’s chief customer and strategy officer. In that role, Hughes developed and oversaw the company’s strategic growth plan, which included mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and global expansion. 

“Bob leads from the front and is relentless in his pursuit of customer value delivery and employee development and engagement,” Roper Technologies President and CEO Neil Hunn said in a statement on Tuesday. 

Corkery took the helm at Deltek in 2012. Under his leadership, the company tripled in size and now has 30,000 customers across 80 countries. “We have experienced tremendous growth,” Corkery said in the statement. 

Hunn called Corkery’s new position at Roper part of the company’s long-term succession planning. There, Corkery will guide several businesses, including Deltek, according to the announcement. 

Deltek, which has over 4,000 employees worldwide, including around 500 in Virginia, delivers enterprise software, information solutions and consulting services to project-based businesses, including government contractors.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more current information about Deltek’s workforce and scope.