QinetiQ North America Appoints David Shrum to Lead Engineering and Life-Cycle Management Business Unit

MCLEAN, Va., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced the appointment of David Shrum as senior vice president and general manager of its engineering and life-cycle management business unit. In this new role, Shrum will be responsible for revenue and profit generation, customer satisfaction, and employee health and welfare for the Huntsville-based business unit.

Shrum recently joined QinetiQ North America in March 2011 to lead the business development efforts in Huntsville, before being appointed to this new role. He joined the company from Camber Corporation, where he was vice president and division manager of modeling simulation and training.

"Dave brings an excellent track record of successful business operations and growth to our organization," said Mike Stolarik, president and chief operating officer of QinetiQ North America. "His breadth and depth of experience makes him the ideal candidate for this role, which I am confident will lead to a great deal of success for our Huntsville operations."

Prior to his time at Camber, Shrum spent five years as the vice president of land forces at Northrop Grumman's electronics sector where he lead domestic and international business, strategic planning and program execution. Additionally, Shrum spent over 20 years at Lockheed Martin in a variety of roles, but most notably as the electro-optics fire control program director. Prior to that, he spent 10 years with Sikorsky Aircraft.

Shrum holds an MBA from the University of New Haven and a bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut. Shrum is also a member of the Association of the United States Army, the American Helicopter Society and the Army Aviation Association of America.

About QinetiQ North America

QinetiQ North America delivers world-class technology, responsive services, and innovative solutions for global markets, focusing on US 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 and join our conversation at www.facebook.com/qinetiqna.

Contact:
Michael Rudd, Boscobel (for QinetiQ North America, Inc.)
301-588-2900
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