BAE SYSTEMS Names Walter Havenstein as Executive Vice President.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090803/bb16 ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. has named Walter P. Havenstein as its executive vice president, effective immediately. In this newly created position, Havenstein will be responsible for directing and integrating several key functional areas of the business, including operations, engineering, strategy and finance. He will report to Mark Ronald, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . In announcing the appointment, Ronald said, "I'm extremely pleased that Walt will be joining the North America corporate staff. He will move us quickly towards a more integrated enterprise and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization. "Walt had a very successful tenure at our Information and Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS IEWS Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors IEWS Integrated Electronic Warfare System IEWS Integrated Electronic Warfare Suite IEWS Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Surveillance IEWS Intelligence & Electronic Warfare System ) business unit. I look forward to Walt's leadership, experience and knowledge of our industry in his performance of this key role." Havenstein served as president of the Nashua, N.H., IEWS unit -- and the former Sanders unit -- since May 1999. Before joining Sanders as executive vice president in February 1999, he was vice president and general manager of the Strategic Systems Division for the Command, Control, Communication and Information Systems (C3I C3I Command, Control, Communications & Intelligence (US DoD) C3I Computer Controlled Coil Ignition C3I Command, Control, and Communications Interoperability C3I Command Control Communications and Intelligence ) Segment of the Raytheon Systems Company, Falls Church, Va. Havenstein joined Raytheon (E-Systems) in 1991 as director of business development for the Communications Manufacturing Division and advanced through positions of increasing responsibility including vice president and general manager of the Surveillance and Control Division and vice president for Tactical Data Systems. He previously served in business development and program management positions at the ITT ITT Initial Teacher Training (UK) ITT I Think That ITT Invitation To Tender ITT Individual Time Trial (professional cycling) ITT Intention-To-Treat ITT In This Thread (forums) Aerospace and Communications Division. Havenstein holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants primarily master's degrees plus some doctoral degrees to its students, who are mostly active duty officers from U.S. and foreign military services. . He served on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 to 1983, specializing in tactical communications and systems acquisition management, and completed his career in the Marine Corps Reserve in 2001. Havenstein is a member of the Marine Corps Association, Navy League, and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. He is also on the editorial board of the Association of Old Crows' Journal of Electronic Defense, and on the Board of Directors of the New England Council, New Hampshire's Business and Industry Association, and the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation The 'Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides academic scholarships to children of United States Marines, with particular attention given to children whose parent was killed or wounded in action. . About BAE SYSTEMS: BAE SYSTEMS is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. The company designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems. BAE SYSTEMS has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $18 billion through its wholly owned and joint venture operations. BAE SYSTEMS North America is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas. BAE SYSTEMS, innovating for a safer world. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.090803/bb16 |
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