WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GovConExec
magazine has named Raytheon executive David
Wajsgras to the annual Wash100 list of the most influential
leaders in the world of government contracting.
Wajsgras has been senior vice president and chief financial
officer of Raytheon since 2006, directing the overall financial
strategy for the company. Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) had 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide.
On March 2, Wajsgras will become
the president of Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services
(IIS), the company's global cyber and security services business.
IIS, headquartered in Dulles,
Virginia, provides a full range of technologies and
professional services to intelligence, defense, federal and
commercial customers worldwide.
The Wash100 list recognizes leaders from both the public and
private sectors who "drive the conversation" when it comes to
vision, innovation and achievement in the sector, known as GovCon.
This is the second year that the list was compiled by GovConExec
parent company Executive Mosaic.
"This list represents individuals who have demonstrated
outstanding leadership through another memorably eventful year in
the GovCon industry," said Jim
Garrettson, president and founder of Executive Mosaic. "We
would like to congratulate this year's recipients as the leaders
and voices that will shape GovCon."
In his new role at IIS, Wajsgras will oversee key programs in
global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR);
navigation, space and weather solutions; cybersecurity; analytics;
training; logistics; mission support; and engineering and
sustainment solutions.
Key customers of IIS include the U.S. intelligence community,
the U.S. armed forces, the Federal Aviation Administration, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration and an increasing number of international
customers.
Prior to joining Raytheon, Wajsgras served as executive vice
president and chief financial officer of Lear Corporation, which he
had joined in 1999. Earlier, Wajsgras was corporate controller for
Engelhard Corporation. Before that, he held numerous management
positions with Honeywell International Inc.
Wajsgras is a member of the Kogod Advisory Council for the Kogod
School of Business at American
University in Washington,
D.C. He serves on the Lahey Clinic Foundation Board of
Trustees in Burlington,
Massachusetts.
He is also the executive champion of Raytheon's Persons with
DisAbilities (RPDA) Employee Resource Group, an organization that
works as a strategic partner across the company to facilitate a
fully accessible and supportive workplace for employees with
disabilities.
Wajsgras earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from the
University of Maryland in College Park,
and has a master's degree in business administration from
American University.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014
sales of $23 billion and 61,000
employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader
specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the
world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cyber security and a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham,
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