BAE Systems Announces the Appointment of New Board Members for North America.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2001 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. announces the appointments of General Thomas Zinni (USMC Ret), Robert Prestel, previous Deputy Director of the National Security Agency, and Robert Fitch, Vice President, Marketing and Government Relations to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors serves as one of the guarantors and oversight bodies for the Special Security Agreement between the US government and the company on matters bearing on national security. General Zinni has served in the Marine Corps for 30 years, his last active duty assignment being Commander, Central Command, responsible for all joint activities conducted in the Middle East. Robert Prestel had a 34-year career at NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign , ultimately holding the senior civilian position presiding pre·side intr.v. pre·sid·ed, pre·sid·ing, pre·sides 1. To hold the position of authority; act as chairperson or president. 2. To possess or exercise authority or control. 3. over the agency whose twin principal missions are the production of foreign signals intelligence and the protection of the communications and information systems An assembly, which may include personnel, equipment and procedures, organized to accomplish specific information conveyance and processing functions. of the U.S. government. Robert Fitch is the current Vice President in charge of marketing and government relations for BAE SYSTEMS North America from its Washington office in northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. . "The addition of these excellent directors to our Board serves to emphasize the importance this company places on our national security," said Mark Ronald Mark Ronald is an American engineer with strong ties to the defense industry. Until 2007-01-02 he was President & CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the US subsidiary of BAE Systems plc and also served as a board member and Chief Operating Officer of BAE Systems plc. , 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. , BAE SYSTEMS North America. "Additionally, I want this new Board to help us focus our business for the future, ensuring by their oversight that the direction that we set is consistent with the course laid out for national defense and maintaining our nation's technological edge." The full Board of Directors is now constituted as follows: (bios available) -- Mark Ronald, President and CEO, BAE SYSTEMS North America -- John Weston, Chief Executive, BAE SYSTEMS plc -- Mike Turner, Chief Operating Officer, BAE SYSTEMS plc -- John Currier, General Counsel, BAE SYSTEMS North America -- Robert Fitch, Vice President, Marketing and Government Relations -- Richard Kerr, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence -- William Schneider, Jr, former Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology -- Dr. Robert Cooper, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Technology and Director for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Note to Editors BAE SYSTEMS is the truly global systems, defense and aerospace company. BAE SYSTEMS employs more than 100,000 people, in eight home markets around the world and has annual sales of some $18 billion. The company offers an unrivalled global capability in air, sea and land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs and manufactures civil and military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. BAE SYSTEMS North America employs 22,000 people in the design, development, integration, manufacture and support of a wide range of advanced aerospace products and intelligent electronic systems for government and commercial customers. www.baesystems.com |
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