SAIC Announces Human Resources Leaders For Planned New Companies

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SAIC today announced key human resources (HR) leadership appointments for the businesses that will be created next year following its planned separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, as announced Aug. 30.

Brian Keenan, SAIC's current executive vice president for HR, will be appointed to lead the function for the government technical services and enterprise information technology (IT) business. He has been with SAIC since 2000, when he joined the company as the Eastern Region HR director. In 2004, Keenan assumed the role of vice president and director of U.S. HR Operations, a role he served in until accepting his current position in 2007. Prior to joining SAIC, Keenan spent more than 15 years at Mobil and ExxonMobil, advancing into Human Resource leadership roles in the U.S. and international upstream and downstream businesses, as well as corporate headquarters.

Keenan holds an MBA from the University of Houston and is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy. He served seven years in the U.S. Army, which included time spent in the 82nd Airborne Division and the Joint Special Operations Command.

Sarah Allen will be appointed to lead HR for the business focused on delivering science and technology solutions in three high-growth markets that reflect high priority, long-term global needs – national security, engineering and health.  Allen currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Human Resources of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Group within SAIC, supporting more 11,000 scientists and engineers – one of the largest support organizations to the Intelligence Community.  Michelle Vaughn, the current deputy director of HR for the group, will take over Allen's current role. 

Prior to joining SAIC in September 2008, Allen served as the Director, Human Resources in the TASC Business Unit of Northrop Grumman Corporation.  Earlier in her career, she held positions with Northrop Grumman, Honeywell and Hewlett-Packard Company.

Allen received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from James Madison University and is a graduate of numerous executive education programs, to include executive studies at Cornell, Tufts, USC, UCLA and Harvard Business School.

"Brian and Sarah bring the experience, outstanding talent and genuine passion to these roles that we need in order for our planned new companies to succeed," said Chairman and CEO John Jumper. "SAIC's most valuable resource has always been its people, and I am confident that Brian and Sarah's efforts will only help develop and strengthen that resource."

The separation will take the form of a tax-free spin-off to SAIC stockholders of 100% of the shares of a newly formed company, upon final approval by the Board. The spin-off is expected to occur in the latter half of next fiscal year.

About SAIC
SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The Company's approximately 40,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of approximately $10.6 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2012. For more information, visit http://www.saic.com/. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2012, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

SOURCE SAIC

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