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Leidos Australia has announced the permanent appointment of its new chief executive, Paul Chase, effective 15 June after acting in the role for the past three months.
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Chase has been with the organisation for 22 years and has held various program management positions, led multiple new business pursuits and is highly regarded by Australian stakeholders and customers.
"I’m honoured to be named chief executive for Leidos Australia. With the team, we will continue to grow our Australian business by focusing on helping our customers to deliver their mission," Chase said.
In addition to his extensive work experience, Chase has a bachelor degree in engineering (electronics), a master's degree in software engineering and a master's degree in law.
His appointment to this role is confirmation of the active investment that Leidos makes in developing and growing its own talent into key roles in the organisation.
Under Chase’s leadership, Leidos Australia will continue to build on its strong reputation of delivering capability and services to ensure challenging opportunities for its people and industry partners.
Leidos is a Fortune 500 information technology, engineering and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets.
The company’s 37,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $11.09 billion for the fiscal year ended 3 January 2020.
Leidos Australia is a trusted partner to the Australian government with global reach-back into the US and UK. Leidos Australia is led by a local leadership team made up of three lines of business – IT projects and intelligence, defence mission systems and IT services. Leidos Australia is looking beyond the platform to deliver solutions to the Australian Defence Force.
Stephen Kuper
Steve has an extensive career across government, defence industry and advocacy, having previously worked for cabinet ministers at both Federal and State levels.
