Anne Arundel County Controller Julie Mussog, who over the past three years has helped steer the county's financial priorities, will soon become the new head of its quasi-public economic development arm.

County Executive Steve Schuh announced Tuesday that Mussog was his pick for CEO of the Anne Arundel County Economic Development Corp.

She will succeed former CEO Bob Hannon, who resigned Sept. 7 after allegations he entered a neighbor's home without permission. He has been indicted on burglary charges.

County Chief Administrative Officer Mark Hartzell has been acting CEO during the search for Hannon's replacement.

Mussog will take charge of the corporation, a quasi-public agency that tries to attract business to the county, beginning Nov. 1, according to Schuh's office.

Assistant Controller Laureen Toney will fill in as acting controller until a permanent replacement is named.

As controller, Mussog has led the finance department, which issues debt, collects taxes and oversees spending of county money, since August 2013.

Former County Executive Laura Neuman hired Mussog for the post, and she was one of the few Neuman appointees Schuh retained after he was elected in 2014.

In a statement, Schuh said Mussog is “a perfect person to help harness the economic potential of our county.”

“Her knowledge and expertise in tax-incremental financing, coupled with her economic development experience in the private sector, will help ensure we aggressively pursue every opportunity to attract businesses to our county,” he said.

Mussog said she's “worked very closely” with the economic development group on past and ongoing initiatives, including special taxing districts, the Maryland Live TIF district and the Odenton Town Center.

“It's a well-run organization ... and we want to keep the focus on the good work they've been doing and keep the important projects moving forward,” she said.

Schuh spokesman Owen McEvoy said the county had received applications for the CEO position from “as far as California and Oregon,” but decided to hire Mussog based on her knowledge of the local economy.

She will earn $165,000 a year as head of economic development.

McEvoy said that in addition to Mussog's help with Maryland Live and Odenton development, she worked on legislation that extended the lifetime of county bonds, freeing up more borrowing power for the county. The measure was a top priority for Schuh during his first budget cycle.

“She has been an asset to the administration since we came into office,” McEvoy said.

Before becoming controller, Mussog was a special assistant to the county executive for community affairs. She was also previously chief of staff for Del. Herb McMillan, an Annapolis Republican.

Mussog began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Detroit and has worked at Dell, NVR Inc. and PulteGroup.

She is a certified public accountant and holds a master's degree in business administration from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.