Robert “Bob” George, a more than 30-year business leader and finance executive, will assume the role of chief financial officer at WidePoint (NYSE American: WYY) on April 1.
He will succeed Kellie Kim, who announced in November her plans to retire, WidePoint said Monday.
George will bring to the role over three decades of experience in financial analysis and forecasting, strategic planning, financial systems implementation and mergers and acquisitions. He led the completion of 32 acquisitions of private and public companies.
He most recently served as CFO of SOS International’s Exovera subsidiary. He also held leadership positions at Exelis, Computer Sciences Corp., AppNet Systems and OAO Technology Solutions.
WidePoint CEO Jin Kang said George’s track record as a finance executive in the aerospace and defense, government services, software and systems development, technology and global business markets will contribute to the company as it implements its long-term growth strategy and expand through M&A and organic initiatives.
Fairfax, Virginia-based WidePoint provides managed mobility services, telecommunications, information technology as a service, digital billing and analytics, cloud security and identity and access management to government and commercial markets.
