As Chief Financial Officer, Chris Pugh is responsible for directing the fiscal functions of Newberry Group in accordance with accounting principles issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, other regulatory and advisory organizations and in accordance with financial management techniques and practices appropriate within the industry. He leads the activities of both the Newberry Accounting team and the Contracts team.

Previously, Mr. Pugh served in senior management and as a private consultant in the roles of Senior Financial Management Executive and CPA (specializing in areas of commercial and government contracting).

Early in his career, he was the Manager of Business Operation for Lockheed Martin’s $500M contract with the Pentagon which at the time was the largest award ever received by Lockheed Martin Information Technology (LMIT). In less than four months, he was elevated to the business unit level, responsible for managing business operations for LMIT’s Department of Defense (DoD) Line of Business.

In 2004, Mr. Pugh was named Corporate Vice President, Business Operations for Apogen Technologies, Inc. (acquired by QNA, September 2005) wherein Mr. Pugh was responsible for financial planning & analysis, financial reporting & dash-boarding, budgeting, contracts & procurement, pricing, government compliance, and risk management. Apolgen was acquired by QinetiQ North America in 2005 and in the restructuring, Mr. Pugh was named Vice President, Business Operations for QNA’s largest Operating Group which employed approximately 3,000 employees and generated $500 Million in annual revenue.

With finance experience and expertise with small, mid-size and Fortune 500 companies, Mr. Pugh’s industry experience encompasses Manufacturing & Engineering, Research & Development, and Information Technology Services.

Mr. Pugh holds a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Old Dominion University and has completed Graduate level coursework from New Hampshire State College.