Thursday, October 15, 2009

Leif Ulstrup Joins CSC as President of Federal Consulting Practice

CSC (NYSE: CSC) has named Leif Ulstrup president of the Federal Consulting Practice (FCP) for the company's North American Public Sector (NPS) line of business. He reports to James W. Sheaffer, president of NPS. Ulstrup succeeds Joe Kehoe, who was instrumental in growing the FCP organization.

Ulstrup will provide executive leadership and strategic direction for FCP, a leading provider of enterprise resource planning consulting services to the U.S. federal government. FCP's 800 professional consultants help agencies address complex business transformation challenges with a variety of solutions to enhance transparency and improve business outcomes. In addition, FCP provides strategic consulting for service-oriented-architecture, cloud computing, logistics and supply chain projects.

Before joining CSC, Ulstrup was a principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP where he led partners and senior managers responsible for serving federal government clients. Previously, Ulstrup was vice president and Defense and Intelligence business unit leader at Touchstone Consulting. He also served as vice president at American Management Systems Inc.

"With his extensive background in strategic planning consulting, Leif is uniquely qualified to lead the Federal Consulting Practice, ensuring that we provide solutions that address our clients' most pressing business challenges," said Sheaffer. "We are pleased to have Leif bring his expertise to this role and are confident he will enhance CSC's position as a leading player in the public sector professional consulting market."

Ulstrup holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School General Manager Program.

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 92,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.2 billion for the 12 months ended July 3, 2009. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.

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