WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North
America (QNA) today announced that it has appointed Jeff Yorsz as its new President. As
President of QinetiQ North America, Mr. Yorsz will oversee all
aspects of strategy and operations.
Mr. Yorsz joins QNA from Northrop Grumman where he was the
General Manager of Adaptive Optics Associates (AOA), a supplier of
mission critical systems to government, industrial and commercial
customers. During his tenure at AOA, Jeff
Yorsz drove significant growth and the transformation of the
company in response to changing market conditions."
"Mr. Yorsz has a wealth of experience and demonstrated successes
in the government and commercial markets," said Len Moodispaw, Chairman of the Board at QinetiQ
North America. "I am confident that he will provide exceptional
leadership to QNA."
"I am very impressed with both the products and the people at
QinetiQ North America," said Mr. Yorsz. "Historically QNA
has developed products in robotics, armor, controls, and
sensors to solve some of the most difficult problems faced by
government and industry. I look forward to continuing that
tradition of innovation with our present customers and also
leveraging it to invigorate our non-defense activities."
Mr. Yorsz holds several degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
including an Engineer's Degree in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in
Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Management.
About QinetiQ North America
QinetiQ North America (QNA) is a subsidiary of QinetiQ Group plc,
the FTSE250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE:QQ.L). QNA delivers world-class technology and
revolutionary products to the defense, security, commercial and
transportation markets. Our products include unmanned systems,
warfighter protection, power sensors and control systems and
transportation safety solutions. Customers rely on QNA products to
increase situational awareness, aid in personal safety, enhance
security and streamline operations. QNA is headquartered in
Waltham, Massachusetts and
operates as the US arm of QinetiQ Group's Global Products
division. For more information visit www.qinetiq-na.com.
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