Cryptek Lands Gary Hobbs as COO
August 24th, 2008 by Rick Haynes
Gary Hobbs is taking his vast and in-depth expertise in business development, federal and commercial sales, and operations to Cryptek as COO. In this position, Mr. Hobbs will spearhead engineering, manufacturing, sales, and services. CEO Bill Anderson, said, “We have been reshaping the Cryptek organization to take full advantage of new business opportunities and are very pleased to add an experienced industry executive of Gary’s caliber…”
Founded in 1986, Cryptek is privately held and provides security products, information sharing, and remote management to the U.S. government and others. The firm is the world’s largest provider of secure networking products, a perfect fit for the extensive skills of Hobbs. CEO Bill Anderson also said of the new COO, “Gary brings exactly the right blend of balanced experience, dynamic leadership and personal drive to guide the critical operations of the company as we move forward on our strategic growth path.”
Before joining Cryptek, Mr. Hobbs was VP and COO of Federal Systems at Unisys, a company that provides security services to the private and public sectors. While at Unisys, he only added to his mystique by repeatedly expanding revenue and profit growth.
Gary Hobbs also held senior executive positions at Computer Sciences Corporation and DynCorp. Most recently, at PSInet he was president of Asia Pacific holdings, overseeing pacific operations in the Asian region and surpassing $150 million in revenue.
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