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Versar, Inc. Announces the Promotions of Peter J. Cooper and Daniel J. Cummings to Senior Vice President


  • Press Release
  • Source: Versar, Inc.
  • On 9:15 am EDT, Thursday October 1, 2009

SPRINGFIELD, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Versar, Inc. (NYSE AMEX:VSR) today announced that Peter J. Cooper and Daniel J. Cummings have been promoted to Senior Vice President for Versar Inc.

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Mr. Cooper joined Versar in April 2008 as Vice President and General Manager of Versar’s GEOMET subsidiary and has increased GEOMET’s revenue and profit in its three core competencies, Lab Services, Personal Protective Equipment, and Outsourced T&E Services to the U.S. Government. Versar expects to further expand GEOMET’s revenue and profit line to become a solid contributor to its future performance. Prior to joining Versar, Mr. Cooper was President of Racal’s Health and Safety Group in the United Kingdom with sales of over $150 million.

Mr. Cummings is in charge of the company’s United States Engineering and Construction Division and has been instrumental in establishing Versar’s growing telecommunications initiative and the company’s U.S. based engineering and construction business. Mr. Cummings brings over 25 years of leadership and management experience from the Department of Defense. Prior to joining Versar in November, 2008, Mr. Cummings served as the Executive Director of the Military Programs Directorate in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Headquarters. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Colonel.

Dr. Ted Prociv, Versar’s President and CEO said, “The hiring of both Peter and Dan were major achievements for Versar. The unique skill sets of these two experienced leaders allowed them to hit the ground running and make significant impacts to our growth strategy in a short time. We expect Peter and Dan to further expand their business groups in the coming years.”

VERSAR, INC., headquartered in Springfield, VA, is a publicly held international professional services firm supporting government and industry in national defense/homeland defense programs, environmental health and safety and infrastructure revitalization. VERSAR operates a number of web sites, including the corporate Web sites, http://www.versar.com, http://www.homelanddefense.com, and http://www.geomet.com; http://www.viap.com and http://www.dtaps.com.

This press release contains forward-looking information. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described herein and in Versar’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended June 26, 2009. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof and Versar does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

Contact:

Versar, Inc.
Michael J. Abram
Senior Vice President
(703) 642-6706
mabram@versar.com
or
Investor Relations Contact:
Barry Kaplan Associates
Andrew J. Kaplan
(732) 747-0702
smallkap@aol.com

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