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Bruce Dirks has agreed to join ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) as Chief Financial Officer. Shawn Duffy, who has served as interim CFO since August 2012, will continue in her position as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller of the company.
Mr. Dirks has served as a portfolio manager at Fidelity Management & Research Company since 2000. Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Dirks was vice president – Investments at TRW Investment Management Company from 1993 to 2000. Mr. Dirks began his career at Raytheon Company as a financial analyst and also worked on the corporate finance team at General Dynamics Corporation. Mr. Dirks earned a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
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"We expect Bruce to be a great addition to our team and we would like to thank Shawn for her extraordinary contributions as interim CFO," said Mark Dankberg, ViaSat chairman and CEO. "Bruce's experience will be very complementary to our management team."
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