Jeff Yorsz named President of QinetiQ North America
As President of QinetiQ North America, Mr. Yorsz (right) will oversee all aspects of strategy and operations. QNA operates as a subsidiary of QinetiQ Group Plc acting as the US arm of its Global Products division.
Mr Yorsz joins QNA from Northrop Grumman where he was the General Manager of Adaptive Optics Associates (AOA), a supplier of mission critical systems to government, industrial and commercial customers. During his tenure at AOA, Jeff Yorsz drove significant growth and the transformation of the company in response to changing market conditions."
“Mr Yorsz has a wealth of experience and demonstrated successes in the government and commercial markets,” said Len Moodispaw, Chairman of the Board at QinetiQ North America. “I am confident that he will provide exceptional leadership to QNA.”
“I am very impressed with both the products and the people at QinetiQ North America,” said Mr Yorsz. “Historically QNA has developed products in robotics, armor, controls, and sensors to solve some of the most difficult problems faced by government and industry. I look forward to continuing that tradition of innovation with our present customers and also leveraging it to invigorate our non-defence activities.”
Mr Yorsz holds several degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) including an Engineer’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, M.S. in Electrical Engineering and a B.S. in Management.
