Raytheon Hires Former FBI Counterintelligence Expert

FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Intelligence and Information Systems (IIS) has appointed Timothy Bereznay, a 30-year FBI veteran, to lead its FBI strategy.

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"Tim is a well-regarded veteran of the law enforcement community and comes to Raytheon with a proven track record with the FBI," said Bernie Elero, vice president of IIS Business Development and Strategy.

Bereznay's most recent assignment was assistant director for the FBI's Counterintelligence Division. Prior to this post, he held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility with the FBI. Most notably he worked on the espionage investigation of Robert P. Hanssen, who sold American secrets to the Soviet Union and Russian governments.

Bereznay received a bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Loyola College of Baltimore in 1980.

Based in Garland, Texas, Raytheon IIS is a leading provider of information and intelligence solutions to the government. Raytheon IIS has annual revenues of approximately $2.7 billion and employs more than 9,000 engineering and technical professionals worldwide.

Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 85 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.

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