Mark W. Sopp

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Mark Sopp was named the chief financial officer and executive vice president of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) on November 28, 2005. He joined SAIC with more than 18 years of finance experience, after most recently serving as chief financial officer and treasurer of The Titan Corporation.

At Titan, he led the organization through a shift from a mixed government and commercial provider to a pure play defense provider. From 1999 to 2005, Sopp helped build a two billion dollar defense and government contracting business by executing an aggressive acquisition, integration, growth, and profit improvement campaign, culminating in a sale to L-3 Corporation.

Prior to Titan, he was director, international controller for Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc., a large international manufacturer and distributor of golf equipment. Sopp joined Taylor Made in February 1990 as their senior accountant and was promoted several times and held various financial management and director positions as a result of his financial leadership and improvement initiatives.

Before joining Taylor Made, Sopp practiced as a certified public accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co., where he began his career in May 1987. He supervised financial statement audit engagements for a variety of clients and industries, including wholesale/distribution, government contracting, manufacturing and non-profit.

Sopp earned his bachelor's degree in accountancy from New Mexico State University in 1987, and completed the executive program from The Anderson School at UCLA in 1998.