HANOVER, Md., Oct. 28, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KEYW Corporation (Nasdaq:KEYW) is pleased to announce the addition of Pierre Chao to its Board of Directors. Mr. Chao is a Managing Partner and co-founder of Renaissance Strategic Advisors, a Washington, DC-based strategy consulting and Merger and Acquisitions due diligence firm. He brings over 20 years of management consulting, investment banking and policy expertise in the aerospace/defense industry.
Mr. Chao is also a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C. -based, non-partisan defense and foreign policy think tank. His career includes ten years (1994-2003) on Wall Street as a top ranked aerospace/defense analyst at several premier investment banking firms. In addition, he is a guest lecturer at the National Defense University and the Defense Acquisition University.
"We are very pleased to have Pierre join the KEYW Board of Directors," commented Leonard Moodispaw, CEO and President of KEYW. "His experience and knowledge of the defense and intelligence marketplace and challenges will add to an already distinguished Board of Directors that will help advise us as we execute on our growth strategy."
The KEYW Board of Directors now consists of eight directors, a significant majority of whom, including Mr. Chao, are independent directors under NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
About KEYW: KEYW provides agile cyber superiority and cybersecurity solutions, primarily for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers. We create our solutions by combining our services and expertise with hardware, software, and proprietary technology to meet our customers' requirements. For more information contact KEYW Corporation, 1334 Ashton Road, Hanover, Maryland 21076; Phone 443-270-5300; Fax 443-270-5301; E-mail investor@keywcorp.com, or on the Web at .
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CONTACT: KEYW Corporation Ed Jaehne, Chief Strategy Officer 443-270-5300
