CACI International Inc (NYSE:
CACI) announced today it has named Lieutenant General Michael H.
Shields, USA (Ret), as Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology for
Mission Adoption. LTG Shields brings the company more than 30 years of
military leadership experience, most recently as Director of the Joint
Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO) Defense Threat Reduction
Agency (DTRA) from 2015 to 2018.
With CACI, LTG Shields will focus on strategic planning to integrate
advanced technologies in such areas as novel sensors, autonomous
systems, artificial intelligence, and others with warfighting needs, and
guiding the development of mission-ready solutions, from quick reaction
through full certification and deployment.
At JIDO, LTG Shields led a highly trained team of experts in countering
threat networks and the adversarial use of disruptive technology. He
developed an extremely successful culture of lean innovation, while also
seamlessly transitioning JIDO to align with larger Department of Defense
requirements, networks, and systems. His additional achievements include
expanding JIDO’s collaboration with non-traditional mission partners in
industry and academia, identifying emerging technologies and their
impact on America’s military, and managing JIDO’s quick reaction
capabilities.
LTG Shields’ military career includes serving as Commanding General of
the U.S. Army Alaska; Director of the Pakistan/Afghanistan Coordination
Center, Joint Staff; the JIEDDO Deputy Director for Operations and
Intelligence and Director of the Counter IED Operations and Intelligence
Integration Center; and Director of the National Joint Operations and
Intelligence Center, Joint Staff.
According to LTG Shields, “I am extremely impressed by CACI’s commitment
to developing and deploying advanced technologies for the warfighter.
CACI’s rich history of DoD support gives us an unmatched understanding
of defense and national security missions, and the company’s growing
technical capabilities position us to continually expand our support for
the nation’s most critical missions.”
Ken
Asbury, CACI’s President and Chief Executive Officer, said,
“Lieutenant General Michael H. Shields is an accomplished senior leader
and strategic innovator. His exceptional qualifications are perfectly
aligned with our strategy to concentrate CACI’s resources and
capabilities on fielding mission-focused advanced technologies that
serve and protect our warfighters. We look forward to his contributions
in making CACI a clear leader in supporting these critical need areas.”
CACI provides information solutions and services in support of national
security missions and government transformation for Intelligence,
Defense, and Federal Civilian customers. A Fortune World’s Most
Admired Company, CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest
Companies, the Russell 2000 Index, and the S&P MidCap 400 Index. CACI’s
sustained commitment to ethics and integrity defines its corporate
culture and drives its success. With approximately 22,000 employees
worldwide, CACI provides dynamic career opportunities for military
veterans and industry professionals to support the nation’s most
critical missions. Join us! www.caci.com.
There are statements made herein which do not address historical
facts, and therefore could be interpreted to be forward-looking
statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth
in CACI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2018, and other such filings that CACI makes with the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statements
should not be unduly relied upon and only speak as of the date hereof.
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