Tom Wofford
Senior Vice President, Internal Audit
Tom Wofford was named Senior Vice President for Internal Audit at SAIC in June, 2013. He manages and leads the internal audit function, reporting directly to the Chair of the Audit Committee for substantive matters and to the CEO for administrative matters. Tom is responsible for planning and executing financial and operational audits to evaluate the Company’s internal controls, its adherence to company policies and procedures, and its compliance with applicable laws and regulations. He will provide recommendations regarding internal control enhancements and identify areas of opportunity for profit improvement, cost control and risk mitigation.
Prior to joining SAIC, Tom was Director of Global Audit for General Electric’s Energy Infrastructure Segment. He directed distributed internal audit activities across the segment’s 800+ sites, including project management for the segment’s annual Sarbanes-Oxley and improper payments certifications. Tom also created a centralized monitoring group to perform continuous auditing, and jointly developed a due diligence program used on acquisitions to identify potential improper payments.
Tom also served as Director of Internal Audit for several Dallas, Texas-based companies, including Dresser, Inc., Trinity Industries, and E-Systems, Inc. Among his accomplishments were leading fraud investigations throughout the United States and in multiple foreign countries; directing overall audit and internal controls programs; remediating material weaknesses; and optimizing standardized finance and accounting processes. Tom’s former positions outside of Internal Audit included Manger of Finance; Director of Project Support; Controller; and Chief Financial Officer for subsidiaries of E-Systems, Inc. which was acquired by Raytheon Company in 1995.
For the past ten years, Tom has taken an active leadership role with the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, chairing an allocations panel that evaluated programs and recommended funding levels. A graduate of Florida State University with a degree in accounting, Tom is a member of the Association for Certified Fraud Examiners and The Institute of Internal Auditors.
SAIC is a leading technology integrator providing full lifecycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC’s deep domain knowledge and customer relationships enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex government and commercial projects. SAIC’s approximately 14,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. federal government, state/local, and global commercial markets, specializing in providing a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technical capabilities. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC has annual revenues of about $4 billion. For more information, visit http://www.saic.com/.
