GTSI Announces Two Additions to Senior Management Team; Ken Everist to Lead Pricing Activities; David Samuels to Head Finance Activities.CHANTILLY, Va. -- GTSI GTSI Government Technology Services, Incorporated GTSI Greyhound Travel Services, Inc. (former subsidiary of Greyhound Lines) GTSI Government Technology Services Inc. (R) Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :GTSI), a leading government information technology solutions provider, today announced that Ken Everist has been named Vice President of Pricing and David Samuels has joined the company as Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller. Both Mr. Everist and Mr. Samuels will report to Tom Mutryn, GTSI's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "We welcome Ken and David to the management team and look forward to their contribution as we execute on our strategic growth initiatives," said Dendy Young, GTSI's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Ken comes to GTSI with an extensive operations and executive management background which will be helpful as he leads our improved pricing efforts. David's wide-ranging and broad financial background will strengthen GTSI's accounting, tax, treasury and financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against and analysis activities." Mr. Everist is a 20-year industry veteran with extensive marketing, purchasing and supply Purchasing and Supply can have several different definitions. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) [1], purchasing is defined as a major function of an organization that is responsible for acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. chain experience. Prior to joining GTSI, he was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for SOFTMART, Inc., a large account reseller and distributor of software and hardware to commercial and government customers. Before SOFTMART he held additional executive and channel positions including Vice President of Marketing and Supply Chain Operations for Micro Warehouse; Director of Purchasing and Merchandising for Multiple Zones; Manager of Purchasing, Advertising, and Sales for Ballard Computing; and Manager of Purchasing and Inventory Control for William Diericxx Co. "Joining GTSI at this time will be both exciting and challenging," said Mr. Everist. "I am looking forward to bolstering the pricing initiatives GTSI is undertaking and working with an outstanding management team to achieve the Company's strategic growth initiatives." Mr. Everist holds a BS in Computer Science from Griffen College in Seattle, Washington. Mr. Samuels has two decades of broad-based financial experience in a variety of industries in both private and publicly held corporations. Prior to joining GTSI, he served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for E-centives, a publicly traded direct marketing technologies and services software company, where he was primarily responsible for the restructuring and repositioning of the company during the past three years. Past positions have included Vice President of Finance for Teligent International and Vice President of Finance, Development and Operations, for Host Marriott Services Host Marriott Services Corporation ceased to be an independent company when it became HMSHost Corporation and was acquired by the Italian company Autogrill S.p.A.. History Corporation. Mr. Samuels began his financial career in the assurance practice of KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen . "Government technology users have come to rely on GTSI for over two decades," said Mr. Samuels. "I am looking forward to joining this exciting and growing company and adding my expertise to help GTSI achieve its strategic growth initiatives." Mr. Samuels holds a BS in Accounting, magna cum laude, from the University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. , an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Finance and Investments from The George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. and is a CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. licensed in the State of Maryland. About GTSI Corp. GTSI Corp. is an information technology (IT) solutions leader, focusing exclusively on Federal, State, and Local government customers worldwide. For more than two decades, GTSI has served those customers by teaming with global IT leaders like Panasonic, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, and Microsoft. Offering a broad range of products and services, an extensive contract portfolio, and ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 standard for quality management, GTSI uses its unique Technology Teams to deliver "best of breed" solutions that help government customers do their job more effectively. GTSI is headquartered in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Further information about the Company is available at GTSI.com/About. GTSI and GTSI.com are registered trademarks of GTSI Corp. in the U.S. and other Countries. All trade names are the property of their respective owners. |
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