ATS Corporation Elects Anita Jones
and James Swartwout to Board of Directors
New
Directors Add Extensive Operational, Technical, Industry and Public Company
Experience
MCLEAN,
VA – (PRNEWSWIRE) – May 24, 2010, ATS Corporation (“ATSC” or the “Company”)
(NYSE Amex: ATSC), a leading information technology company that delivers
innovative technology solutions to government and commercial organizations,
today announced the election of Anita K. Jones and James R. Swartwout to its
Board of Directors. The election of these directors represents the
addition of two new positions to the ATSC board. ATSC’s board
now totals 9 members, 8 of whom are non-employee
directors. Joel R. Jacks and Edward J. Smith were also
re-elected to the ATSC Board of Directors at the May 18, 2010 annual
shareholders meeting.
Dr. Jones
is a University Professor Emerita at the University of Virginia's School of
Engineering and Applied Science, where she has taught since 1988. From 1993 to
1997, Dr. Jones served as Director of Defense Research and Engineering in the
U.S. Department of Defense, where she was responsible for management of the
department's science and technology programs. Dr. Jones is currently a senior
fellow of the Defense Science Board, a member of the National Academy of
Engineering, a trustee of InQTel, and a member of the Executive Committee of the
governing corporation of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Since 1998, she has been a director of Science
Applications International Corporation. Dr. Jones was also a founder and vice
president of Tartan Laboratories, a trustee of the MITRE Corporation, and she
served as vice-chair of the National Science Board, the governing board of the
U.S. National Science Foundation. Dr. Jones has received the Computing Research
Association’s Service Award, the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award,
and the Department of Defense Award for Distinguished Public
Service. She has published more than 50 technical articles and
two books in the areas of computer software and systems. Dr. Jones
received her A.B. from Rice University in mathematics, her M.A. in literature
from the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie
Mellon University.
“Anita’s
deep technical expertise has been highly utilized and recognized by the defense
and intelligence community as well as a number of organizations supporting the
government, and we are honored to welcome her to our board, “ said ATSC Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Edward H. Bersoff. “Her experience
will be extremely valuable to us as we increasingly pursue growth opportunities
in the defense and intelligence markets.”
Mr.
Swartwout has over 30 years of operational and financial management experience
in both public and private corporations. Most recently, he served as
co-chief executive officer and board member of Habasit Holding, the U.S.
subsidiary of Habasit AG, a $700 million global supplier of precision conveyor
belts. Prior to this role, he spent 18 years with Summa
Industries, a publicly- traded manufacturer of diversified plastic products for
industrial and commercial markets, where he served as chairman, chief executive
officer and chief financial officer. Summa was acquired by Habasit
and Mr. Swartwout led the integration and moved into the executive role at the
new parent company. Before his tenure at Summa, Mr. Swartwout
served in several executive roles in various manufacturing firms. He is
currently a director of Sparton Corporation, a publicly-traded, diversified
electronics company and supplier of sophisticated electronic assemblies to the
U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Earlier in his career, he served as a
Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Swartwout received a B.S. in
Industrial Engineering from Lafayette College and an M.B.A. from the University
of Southern California.
Dr.
Bersoff further commented, “Jim’s extensive operational experience will be a
valuable asset to ATSC. His impressive track-record in formulating
long-term strategic policies and initiatives to support growth will be very
important to us as we continue to expand our business.”
About ATS
Corporation
ATSC is a
leading provider of software and systems development, systems integration,
infrastructure management and outsourcing, information sharing, training and
consulting to the Department of Defense, Federal civilian agencies, public
safety and national security customers, as well as commercial enterprises.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the Company has more than 600 employees at 10
locations across the country.
Any
statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects
for ATSC, including statements about the estimated value of the contract and
work to be performed, and other statements containing the words “estimates,”
“believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” and similar expressions,
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various
important factors, including: our dependence on our contracts with federal
government agencies for the majority of our revenue, our dependence on our GSA
schedule contracts and our position as a prime contractor on government-wide
acquisition contracts to grow our business, and other factors discussed in our
latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 24, 2010. In addition, the forward-looking statements
included in this press release represent our views as of May 24, 2010. We
anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to
change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements
at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our
views as of any date subsequent to May 24, 2010.
Additional
information about ATSC may be found at www.atsc.com.
Media
Contact:
Penny
Parker
Corporate
Communications Manager
ATS
Corporation
(571)
766-2400