The appointment of Drooff to succeed John Rubright as president will allow Rubright to concentrate on his role as managing director of Keller North America.
Newman has more than 30 years of experience in finance. He currently serves as the CFO of East View Information Services, a provider of native and translaed foreign language information products and services.
She will oversee global external communications efforts in support of the company's corporate strategy, financial performance and key corporate issues.