What Happened?
Nepean, ON-based Thales Group has appointed Raj Ramasamy as Chief Information Officer.
About the Company
Thales is a leading defence contractor and a major player in civil and commercial markets around the world. Its businesses are organised by market segment Aerospace & Space, Defence and Security and operate as a single organisation, sharing advanced technologies and drawing on complementary capabilities to meet the specific requirements of each customer. Thales Group is a French multinational company that designs and builds electrical systems and provides services for the aerospace, defence, transportation and security markets. The headquarters are in Neuilly-sur-Seine (in the suburbs of Paris), and its stock is listed on the Euronext Paris. The professional electronics businesses of Thomson-Brandt (previously CFTH) merge with Compagnie Générale de Télégraphie Sans Fil (CSF) to form Thomson-CSF. Compagnie Française Thomson-Houston (CFTH) was formed in 1893 to operate the patents of the US Thomson-Houston Electric Corp. in the emerging market for power generation and transmission. CSF was founded in 1918 and became a pioneer in broadcasting. With its subsidiary Société Française Radioélectrique (SFR), acquired in 1957, CSF was a key player in the 1930s development of broadcasting, short wave, electro-acoustics and early radar and television systems.
About the Person
Raj Ramasamy has more than 30 years of IT experience. His past employment included IBM, Nestle, Mattel, Disney, and IDB Holdings. He has worked and lived in many parts of the world including the Middle East, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. As a US Citizen, Raj has been a resident of Southern California for the past 22 years. He holds a Master's degree in Mathematics, an MBA from a California University, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Programming. He is actively involved with IT industry associations and professional organizations.
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