Serco appoints Michael LaRouche as CEO of North American division
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With over 30 years of business and engineering leadership across defence and adjacent sectors for both US and international customers, Michael brings deep expertise to lead the expansion of Serco’s North American division. He brings a strong track record of delivering growth and prior to joining Serco was Business President at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), having previously held leadership positions at Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Company.
Serco’s North American business has strong momentum having more than doubled revenue to around $2 billion since 2017 with a growing position in the US defence services market. Michael has delivered systems, products, and services across US Defence and Federal/Civilian Agencies, with proven leadership to space/ground, air, land, sea, and cyber customers which are highly relevant to Serco’s strategy and growth ambitions.
Anthony Kirby, Serco Group Chief Executive, said: “Michael is an excellent appointment for Serco and I am delighted to welcome him as our CEO for North America. Michael is a strategic leader and has deep experience in growing businesses, in the United States and internationally.
“The US and Canadian markets represent significant growth opportunities for Serco. I look forward to Michael taking our North American business forward for the benefit of our customers, employees and shareholders at a time when the division has strong momentum.
“I want to express my sincere thanks to Tom Watson as he steps down. Tom has built our North American business successfully over recent years and has led our teams to deliver first-class support to our customers. Everyone at Serco wishes him well for the future.”
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