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QNA Names Jeff Yorsz As New President

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 20th, 2015

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QNA Names Jeff Yorsz As New President

Jeff Yorz, president, QinetiQ North America. Photo: QNA

QinetiQ North America (QNA) on Tuesday said it has appointed Jeff Yorsz as its new president, replacing former president Andrew Rogers, who had been with the company since 2005 and had led it since April 2014.Yorsz most recently was at Northrop Grumman [NOC], where he was general manager of Adaptive Optics Associates (AOA), which develops electro-optical and opto-mechanical systems. QNA said that Yorsz drove significant growth and the transformation of AOA during difficult market conditions.“Mr. Yorsz has a wealth of…

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