06 Feb 2007 | Ref. 039/2007
WASHINGTON -- BAE Systems has appointed Mark Ronald, former president and chief executive officer of BAE Systems, Inc., and formerly a chief operating officer 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, generating more than $11 billion in annual sales.
Ronald holds the Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), 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 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:
Outside directors:
• Dr. Robert S. Cooper, former Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• 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. BAE Systems, with 88,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $22 billion, excluding the group's former interest in Airbus.
For further information, contact:
John Measell, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8261 Cell: 703 405 5010
john.h.measell@baesystems.com
