Philip A. Odeen

Background

Odeen, Philip A. was born in 1935 in South Dakota, United States.

Education

Bachelor in Government, University South Dakota, 1957. Master of Arts in Political Science, University Wisconsin, 1959.

Career

Vice president Wilson Sporting Goods Company, 1973—1978. With Coopers & Lybrand, 1978—1992. President, Chief Executive Officer Business Development Manager International, Inc., 1992—1997.

Executive vice president, general manager TRW Systems & Information Technology, 1997—1999. Executive vice president Washington operations TRW, Inc., 1998—2000, chairman, 2002. Acting Chief Executive Officer, chairman Reynolds & Reynolds Company, 2004—2005, non-executive chairman, 2005—2006.

Chief Executive Officer QinetiQ N. American, 2005—2006. Chairman Avaya, Inc., 2006—2007. Non-executive chairman Convergys Corporation, Cincinnati, since 2007.

Board directors Convergys Corporation, since 2000, Avaya, Inc., since 2002, Northrop Grumman Corporation, since 2003.

Achievements

• Philip A. Odeen has been listed as a noteworthy communications executive by Marquis Who's Who.