Raytheon Jps Communications Announces New Chief Financial Officer


Raleigh, N.C. (10/24/05)-Raytheon JPS Communications, an innovator in key communications interoperability technologies for local, regional, statewide and wide area applications, announced Todd Dixon as CFO.

Todd brings with him over 29 years of financial experience, including his most recent assignment as the manager of Business Processes for Raytheon's Network Centric Systems (NCS). In addition, Todd was also an Assistant Controller for Magnavox and Hughes Aircraft (now Raytheon Company). He also was a Division Finance Manager at Pepsi Bottling. Todd obtained his Bachelor's degree in Finance from St. Francis College.

"Todd's vast experience in finance with Raytheon gives him the ability to contribute broadly to our finance and business strategy. We are pleased to have such an accomplished financial executive join our company," stated Carl Kist, president of Raytheon JPS Communications.

Raytheon JPS Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, designs, manufactures and sells electronic hardware and software products that enhance the effectiveness of communications systems. The company offers unsurpassed local, regional, state, and wide-area interoperabilityby linking radios (HF, UHF, & VHF), Nextel, SATCOM, cellular, WiFi and regular phones directly and over networks.

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an industry leader in defense and government electronics, space, information technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.

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