BAE Systems Names John Osterholz Vice President, C4ISR.

Business Editors/Defense Writers

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004

BAE Systems North America has announced the appointment of John Osterholz as vice president, C4ISR, effective March 10. In this newly created position, Osterholz will be responsible for assuring increased focus and the future development of BAE Systems North America capabilities in the C4ISR marketplace. His near term focus will be on definition and implementation of joint strategic initiatives of the Information Systems Sector (ISS) and the Information & Electronic Systems Integration Sector (IESI), both of which have programs and products within the C4ISR market. Osterholz will report to Dr. Marshall Banker, president of the Information Systems Sector (ISS), and will work closely with Galen Ho, president of the IESI Sector.

Osterholz joins BAE Systems after nearly 35 years of dedicated and highly decorated government service. For the past four years, as principal director - C4ISR Architecture and Integration, Osterholz was the principal OSD staff assistant for the development, oversight and integration of DoD C4ISR policies and programs relating to the strategy of information superiority for the Department of Defense. Prior to his most current assignment, he held numerous positions of responsibility within the government. Included among those assignments were director, C4ISR Integration Support Activity, deputy director - C4ISR Integration Support Activity, deputy director - Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and assistant director - White House Military Office. Prior to his assignments in Washington, Osterholz was a U.S. Army officer and spent time in special operations, reconnaissance and intelligence.

John is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Service, three-time winner of the Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive Award, Federal Interagency Council Leadership Award and the White House Military Office Distinguished Service Medal.

In announcing the appointment, Banker said, "I am very pleased that John has decided to join our company. He has a long and distinguished career of service to our country with significant leadership experience and strengths within the C4ISR domain. He will help us to bring even greater capabilities to the men and women who serve our great nation."

Galen Ho added, "We look forward to working with John and are delighted that he will join us in this newly created position designed to create greater synergy between our businesses and strategic emphasis on this key market segment."

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.