QinetiQ North America Appoints Bill Goss as Chief Financial Officer

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced the appointment of Bill Goss as executive vice president and chief financial officer, with responsibility for finance and accounting, treasury and risk management.  

Bill has served as chief financial officer of QinetiQ North America's Systems Engineering Group since October 2006, where he had responsibility for the Group's accounting, finance, contracts, facilities and IT activities.

"Bill brings a wealth of experience in finance and accounting to the position of chief financial officer," said Duane Andrews, chief executive officer of QinetiQ North America. "He played a pivotal role in the success of our Systems Engineering Group and will be an outstanding addition to our corporate leadership team."

Before joining QinetiQ North America, Bill was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of the IT Services and Outsourcing Group of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Fortune 500 company. Prior to ACS, he served as the chief financial officer of the Hardware Product Group, an aerospace and defense services division of Honeywell International. Bill joined Honeywell as a result of its acquisition of TriStar Aerospace, where he was vice president of finance, assisting TriStar in going public through an IPO prior to its acquisition by Honeywell.

Bill graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Financial Executives International.  

About QinetiQ North America

QinetiQ North America delivers world-class technology, responsive services and innovative solutions for global markets, focusing on U.S. government and commercial customers. More than 6,100 QinetiQ North America engineers, scientists and other professionals deliver high-quality products and services that leverage detailed mission knowledge and proven, reliable tools and methodologies to meet the rapidly changing demands of national defense, homeland security and information assurance customers. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, QinetiQ North America had annual revenues of more than $1 billion in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2010. QinetiQ North America is part of QinetiQ Group PLC (LSE: QQ). For more information, please visit www.QinetiQ-NA.com.

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