Kratos Appoints Maria Cervantes de Burgreen as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
May 12 2016 - 4:20PM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a
leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that
Maria Cervantes de Burgreen has been appointed as Vice President,
Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the
Company. In this senior leadership position, Ms. Cervantes will be
responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial reporting
functions within the Company, acting as a liaison between the
Company and its external accountants, and providing direction and
guidance on all accounting and financial reporting matters. Ms.
Cervantes is located with other Kratos Corporate Officers at the
Company headquartered in San Diego, CA.
Ms. Cervantes has been serving as the Company’s
Director of Internal Audit for the past four years. During
her tenure with Kratos, Ms. Cervantes has gained in-depth knowledge
of the Company’s businesses and operations, including its financial
operations and processes and internal controls, working closely
with each of Kratos’ business units and financial personnel.
Prior to joining Kratos, Ms. Cervantes worked at
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) in various
capacities from 2002 through 2012, including as Senior Director of
SOX and DCAA Compliance and Corporate General Accounting
Manager. Ms. Cervantes is a certified public accountant, and
worked at PriceWaterhouseCoopers from 2000 to 2002. Ms.
Cervantes received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accountancy from
the University of San Diego.
Deanna Lund, Kratos’ Executive Vice President
& Chief Financial Officer, said, “I am extremely pleased to
announce Maria’s promotion to Kratos’ Vice President and Corporate
Controller, and a key member of the Kratos leadership team.
Maria has demonstrated her knowledge of accounting and finance
throughout her tenure at Kratos, and has extensive relevant
industry experience and an in depth knowledge of the Company’s
operations, including its internal controls and financial
operations and processes. The management and operations team
have worked well with Maria over the past four years and look
forward to working with her in her new role.”
About Kratos Defense & Security
SolutionsKratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
(Nasdaq:KTOS) is a mid-tier government contractor at the forefront
of the Department of Defense’s Third Offset Strategy. Kratos
is a leading technology, intellectual property and proprietary
product and solution company focused on the United States and its
allies’ national security. Kratos is the industry leader in
high performance unmanned aerial drone target systems used to test
weapon systems and to train the warfighter, and is a provider of
high performance unmanned combat aerial systems for force
multiplication and amplification. Kratos is also an industry
leader in satellite communications, microwave electronics, cyber
security/warfare, missile defense and combat systems. Kratos
has primarily an engineering and technically oriented work force of
approximately 2,700. Substantially all of Kratos' work is performed
on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical
infrastructure location. Kratos' primary end customers are National
Security related agencies. News and information are available at
www.KratosDefense.com.
Notice Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements Certain statements in this press release may
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current
beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Kratos
and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking
statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date they are made, and Kratos undertakes no obligation to
update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. For a further discussion
of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as
well as risks relating to the business of Kratos in general, see
the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Kratos
for the year ended December 27, 2015, and in subsequent reports on
Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by
Kratos.
Press Contact:
Yolanda White
858-812-7302 Direct
Investor Information:
877-934-4687
investor@kratosdefense.com
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