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Terry Kees Joins Criterion Systems’ Board of Advisors
Former CIA IT Director and Lockheed Martin Executive Joins Distinguished Board
Vienna, VA, March 3, 2010 – Criterion Systems, a leading provider of information technology services to government and commercial clients, welcomes Terry S. Kees, former Information Technology Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to its Board of Advisors. During her career with the CIA and her subsequent tenure with Lockheed Martin, Ms. Kees has a distinguished record of supporting the intelligence and national security community.
“With her considerable expertise and knowledge, Terry Kees has a unique understanding of both information technology requirements and the intelligence community,” said Promod Sharma, President and CEO of Criterion. “It is an honor to welcome Terry to Criterion’s prestigious board of retired government and military leaders. The company’s Advisory Board members are closely aligned with our corporate strategy of providing the innovative solutions required to meet the missions of civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. Their insight will be an invaluable resource as we grow Criterion Systems and deliver bundled high performance solutions through our sister company, Criterion HPS.”
Ms. Kees most recently served as Lockheed Martin’s Vice President, Strategic Development for the Systems Integration line of business, an $800 million business supporting the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense. Her first role at Lockheed Martin was Vice President for Global Information Management Systems, a $280 million business supporting CIA, National Security Agency (NSA), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). Ms. Kees joined Lockheed Martin following a distinguished career with the CIA. She retired from the CIA in 1997 as Director, Information Technology, where she was responsible for the CIA’s network and computing infrastructure for the Washington metropolitan area.
Previously she held the positions of Deputy Director, Research & Development at CIA and Director, Policy, Plans and Programs at the Central Imagery Office, a predecessor organization of NGA. As part of CIA’s Office of Development and Engineering, Ms. Kees spent a decade of her career in the NRO in senior executive positions managing ground systems programs for national satellite imagery collection systems.
“I am honored to join Criterion’s Board of Advisors and look forward to working with several former colleagues,” commented Ms. Kees. “I share Criterion’s commitment to helping build a strong intelligence and national security community by equipping agencies with the leading-edge, secure solutions needed to protect our nation. Criterion’s proven management team and service delivery record have allowed Criterion to differentiate itself in the competitive IT services market while growing at a rapid pace. I look forward to being a part of the company’s continued success.”
In addition to Ms. Kees, Criterion’s Board of Advisors is comprised of several prominent government executives and military leaders, including:
- Vernon Bettencourt – Former Deputy CIO, U.S. Army
- Bill Cimino – Retired Air Force Colonel
- Bob Flores – Former CTO, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Joe Leo – Former CIO, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Lt. General Tom McInerney – Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force – Retired
- Edward P. McMahon – Member, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Advisory Group
- Hon. William H. Pickle – Former U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms
- Major General Hawthorne (Peet) Proctor – Major General, U.S. Army – Retired
- Greg Rothwell – Former Chief Procurement Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- R. Adm. Norm Saunders – Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard – Retired
- Bill Shernit – Member, Intel National Security Board
- Alan Wade – Former CIO, CIA
- Daniel G. Wolf – Information Assurance Director, National Security Agency (NSA)
About Criterion Systems
Criterion Systems, Inc. is a rapidly growing small business that provides next generation solutions to government and commercial organizations. The company specializes in information discovery and analysis, cyber security, advanced technology services and high performance solutions. Criterion offers strategic business and technology advisory services, systems engineering and integration solutions, and managed technical services. Criterion currently provides critical support to the Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DoD), federal civilian agencies and commercial organizations. In 2009, Inc. magazine recognized Criterion as the nation’s No. 1 fastest growing government services company and No. 10 overall on the annual Inc. 500. Criterion is headquartered in Vienna, VA, with an office in Lexington Park, MD to support the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. For more information visit www.criterion-sys.com.
For more information contact:
Marcie Cheney
703-942-5800, ext. 329
marcie.cheney@criterion-sys.com