Deward Watts to Lead CSC's Commercial Healthcare Practice
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 30 - Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) announced today that Deward Watts has been named vice president and managing partner of its Global Health Solutions (GHS) practice. Watts joined CSC in 1996 and most recently served as national director of the GHS healthcare payer/provider practice.
In his new role, Watts is responsible for all commercial healthcare consulting and systems integration projects in the United States, including those for life sciences companies, health plans and healthcare providers. He also chairs CSC's Global Healthcare Leadership Council, which includes the leaders of CSC's healthcare practices in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, Canada and Asia, as well as the healthcare leadership serving the United States Government.
"Under Deward's leadership, we will continue to expand our presence in the worldwide healthcare market by capitalizing on our leading operations improvement expertise and health information technology experience," said Richard F. Wunder, president of CSC's Consulting Group. "Having managed some of CSC's largest commercial healthcare and systems integration projects, he is ideally suited to direct our highly qualified team of healthcare and technology professionals."
Prior to joining CSC, Watts held partner positions with both Arthur Young & Company and Ernst & Young. His Ernst & Young accomplishments include chairing an international task force charged with developing the firm's European consulting strategy.
Watts holds a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Ohio State University.
About Global Health Solutions
CSC's Global Health Solutions practice is globally organized to serve all aspects of the healthcare industry - provider, payor and supplier (pharmaceutical, biotech and distributors) - in both the commercial and public health sectors. Through a broad range of capabilities, CSC offers consulting and outsourcing solutions that simplify the administrative process; provide customized and accessible patient information to create loyal consumers; improve research productivity and speed to market on new discoveries; and improve clinical outcomes.
About CSC
Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information technology (IT) services company. CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.
With approximately 78,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $14.6 billion for the 12 months ended June 30, 2006. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.
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