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2006 Press Releases

William Goss Appointed Executive VP and CFO at Westar Aerospace & Defense Group

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 19, 2006─ Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., announced today that William E. Goss has joined the company’s senior management team as its new Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Doug Childress who is leaving the company to pursue other business interests.

In his new position, Mr. Goss will be responsible for the company’s accounting, finance, IT and legal departments, as well as for managing its merger and acquisition activity.

Mr. Goss brings to Westar more than 20 years of experience in leading corporate financial strategies, including contract management and pricing. He previously served as Senior Vice President and CFO of Affiliated Computer Services’ IT Outsourcing Group and, prior to that, as CFO of Honeywell International’s Hardware Product Group.

Mr. Goss earned a bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Black Belt trained in Six Sigma.


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Media Contact:
Mike Ruggeri
Vice President, Communications
Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc.
636-300-5151
Ruggeri@westar.com