LONDON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE: NOC) has announced that it is to appoint Sir Nigel Essenhigh as
non-executive chairman for Northrop Grumman in the UK. He will join the board
of the company's UK holding company NGC UK Ltd as a director early in 2009.
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In this new position, Sir Nigel will provide strategic guidance to help
support the company's current programmes, encourage growth and assist with the
strategy to develop new business opportunities for Northrop Grumman in the UK.
He will work closely with the new UK corporate lead executive to be appointed
as successor to Graham Thornton, managing director for Northrop Grumman UK,
who is stepping down at the end of December.
"I am delighted that Sir Nigel will be joining Northrop Grumman UK in this
new role of non-executive chairman. He is highly respected in the defence
industry and brings a wealth of experience and knowledge which will be
invaluable to the company," said Robert W. Helm, corporate vice president of
Government Relations for Northrop Grumman. "We have been extremely fortunate
to secure his commitment of time and effort and we look forward to the
contributions he will make to enhancing Northrop Grumman's presence in the
UK."
Sir Nigel's career spans 39 years in the Royal Navy culminating in serving
as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff prior to his retirement in
2002. In the subsequent six years he has held a variety of commercial and
consultative appointments, including some five years as a senior consultant to
Northrop Grumman. He currently serves as a non-executive director of the
Babcock International Group.
In the UK, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of advanced technology
solutions in support of programmes in the defence and security and resilience
markets. The company operates from primary locations in London, Fareham,
Chester, Coventry, New Malden, Peterborough, RAF Waddington and Solihull and
provides avionics, communications, electronic warfare systems, marine
navigation systems, robotics, C4I solutions and mission planning, aircraft
whole life support, IT systems and software development.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defence and technology company
whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in
information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to
government and commercial customers worldwide.
SOURCE Northrop Grumman Corporation
12/18/2008
CONTACT: Ken Beedle of Northrop Grumman Corporation,
+44 (0) 207 747 1910, or +44 (0) 7787 174092, Ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com