Why 4-Star General Left Retirement to Head McLean's Troubled SAIC
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McLean's SAIC Names New CEO
Former Air Force Chief of Staff new leader
SAIC, a huge and far-reaching government contracting firm headquartered in McLean, has announced it's next CEO: John P. Jumper, former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and a membr of SAIC's board of directors. Jumper will succeed Walter P. Havenstein as chief executive officer March 1, according to a company statement. SAIC announced in October, 2011 that Havenstein would retire as CEO after leading the government-contracting company for a little more than two years. Havenstein said he was leaving for personal reasons, according to a press release from the company. "Given SAIC's focus on providing the most advanced technical solutions to war fighters and government and commercial customers, after an exhaustive search of candidates the…
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Don O'Neill
11:03 am on Monday, April 16, 2012
General Jumper’s assignment as SAIC CEO may deliver the leadership needed at SAIC. More importantly, if General Jumper shows innovative leadership in coping with the austerity of the times, it may deliver the industry leadership needed. For example, the most significant game changer a defense industry senior executive can deliver is a commitment to accept fixed price contracts on large software-… more ›