Mark Ronald Appointed Chairman of BAE Systems Inc. Board.WASHINGTON -- 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. has appointed 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. , former president and chief executive officer of BAE Systems Inc., and formerly a chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and director of BAE Systems plc, to serve as chairman of the company's U.S. Board of Directors. In September 2006, the company announced that Ronald would retire his other roles December 31, 2006 and step down as a member of the board of BAE Systems plc. As chairman of BAE Systems Inc., Ronald will oversee a board that helps to develop the company's trans-Atlantic business, builds relationships with the U.S. government, oversees compliance with BAE Systems' Special Security Agreement, and oversees its U.S.-based operating groups. BAE Systems Inc. employs some 45,000 employees in the U.S., UK, Sweden, Israel and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , generating more than $11 billion in annual sales. Ronald holds the Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire British Empire, overseas territories linked to Great Britain in a variety of constitutional relationships, established over a period of three centuries. The establishment of the empire resulted primarily from commercial and political motives and emigration movements (CBE CBE Commander of the Order of the British Empire (a Brit. title) CBE n abbr (= Companion of (the Order of) the British Empire) → tÃtulo de nobleza CBE n abbr (= ), awarded in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered to furthering closer trans-Atlantic cooperation in the U.S.-UK defense industries. In 2005, he was honored by 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. with the Semper Fidelis Award for his efforts in support of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Ronald was recognized in 2006 with the John Curtis Sword Award, a biennial honor presented to those best demonstrating trans-Atlantic leadership and cooperation in the aerospace industry. The BAE Systems Inc. Board of Directors now includes: (bios available at www.na.baesystems.com/board.cfm) Outside directors: * Dr. Robert S. Cooper, former Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), U.S. government agency administered by the Department of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). * Lee H. Hamilton, former Member of Congress and Chair of the House Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees * Richard J. Kerr, former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence * Gen. Kenneth A. Minihan, (U.S. Air Force, Ret.) former Director, National Security Agency * Adm. Robert Natter (U.S. Navy, Ret.) former Commander of Fleet Forces Command and Atlantic Command * Gen. J.H. Binford Peay, III (U.S. Army, Ret.) former Vice Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army and Commander, U.S. Central Command * Dr. William Schneider, Jr., former Under Secretary State for Security, Science and Technology * Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, (U.S. Marine Corps, Ret.) former Commander, U.S. Central Command Officer directors and Inside directors: * Mark H. Ronald, Chairman, BAE Systems Inc. * Michael J. Turner, Chief Executive, BAE Systems plc * George W. Rose, Group Finance Director, BAE Systems plc * Walter P. Havenstein, President and Chief Executive Officer, BAE Systems Inc. * Sheila Cheston, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, BAE Systems Inc. * Robert J. Fitch, Senior Vice President, Government Relations, BAE Systems Inc. * Robert Murphy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, BAE Systems Inc. About BAE Systems BAE Systems is a global defense and aerospace company, delivering a full range of products and services for air, land, and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions, and customer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $22 billion, excluding the group's former interest in Airbus. |
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