SAIC Elevates U.S. HR Operations Chief to Top Company HR Spot
29 August 2007 - 10:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Science Applications International Corporation [NYSE: SAI]
announced today that Brian F. Keenan has been named executive vice
president for Human Resources. Keenan was formerly vice president
and director of U.S. HR Operations for the company. In promoting
Keenan, Chairman and CEO Ken Dahlberg said, "SAIC's people make the
company what it is. Brian knows the importance of our culture and
our enduring values. His performance in human resources has been
outstanding. There are no more important tasks facing us than
recruiting the people we need for growth and retaining the people
we need to perform flawlessly for our customers. Brian's skill,
background, knowledge and performance all tell us he is the best
person to support SAIC's move to the next level as our executive
vice president for Human Resources." Keenan said, "I welcome the
challenge and look forward to continue working with the leadership
team to create competitive advantage, enable growth, and deliver
maximum business results through the superb people we have at all
levels of the enterprise. In particular, I intend to continue the
close working relationship I have with the line organizations as
they work their day-to-day and quarter-to-quarter recruiting and
retention initiatives necessary for solid performance." Keenan has
been with SAIC for seven years, joining in 2000 as the Eastern
Region HR director before assuming his current role in 2004. Prior
to joining SAIC he worked for Mobil and ExxonMobil for over 15
years progressing through increasingly responsible Human Resource
leadership roles in the U.S. and international upstream and
downstream businesses as well as corporate headquarters. He is a
graduate of the U. S. Military Academy whose seven years of U. S.
Army service included the 82nd Airborne Division and the Joint
Special Operations Command. He and his wife Kathy reside in
Northern Virginia. Keenan will maintain his primary office at the
company's McLean, Va. campus. SAIC is a leading provider of
scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services
and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the
Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil
agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets.
With more than 44,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide, SAIC
engineers and scientists solve complex technical challenges
requiring innovative solutions for customers' mission-critical
functions. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.3 billion for its fiscal
year ended January 31, 2007. SAIC: FROM SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS(R)
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and
information constitute forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements or industry results to be very
different from the results, performance or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these
factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth
in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January
31, 2007, and such other filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from
time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. DATASOURCE:
SAIC CONTACT: Connie Custer, +1-703-676-6533, , or Melissa
Koskovich, +1-703-676-6762, , both of SAIC, McLean Web site:
http://www.saic.com/
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