PRESS RELEASE: Tessella appoints high-powered military adviser
Air Marshal Sir Peter Norriss to provide guidance to R&D technology and consulting company’s defence business
Oxford, UK | 4 February 2010. Tessella, the information technology and consulting services company selected by R&D, science and engineering leaders for business-critical assignments is pleased to announce the appointment of Air Marshal Sir Peter Norriss as its Military Adviser. Sir Peter will guide Tessella on how its capabilities can best serve the UK Ministry of Defence, its research providers and prime contractors and seek to address the wider UK National Security market. Sir Peter comments, “I have known of Tessella for a number of years now and am attracted by their combination of innovation and pragmatism. Their efforts are already addressing key operational challenges such as helping develop new techniques for IED detection and improving safety through the application of advanced mathematical models for munitions storage and testing. I am excited by the prospect of working with such a professional team.”
Alan Gaby, Director at Tessella, said, “It’s a privilege to be working with Sir Peter, he brings a wealth of understanding and experience to the business and will act as a sales force multiplier. His views are widely respected and his thought leadership will enable Tessella to reach previously under-developed areas of our target market.”
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About Tessella
For decades, Tessella has been successfully delivering IT and consulting services to world leaders in R&D, science and engineering. We enable our clients in life sciences, energy, the public sector, and consumer industries to achieve a wide range of objectives, including, forecasting floods, developing fusion power, enhancing military sensor capability, improving drug discovery and development efficiency, and reducing risk to health and the environment in the extraction and production of oil and gas. With offices in Europe and North America, global companies rely on Tessella for business critical assignments.
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