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Ian V. Ziskin is Corporate Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administrative officer for Northrop Grumman Corporation.
He is responsible for human resources (HR) strategy, compensation, benefits, HR information systems, ethics, diversity and equal employment opportunity, employee and labor relations, learning and development, talent management/succession planning, talent acquisition, organization effectiveness and change management, process excellence, acquisition integration, security, environmental, health and safety, real estate and facilities, travel services, command media, flight operations, community relations and the Northrop Grumman Foundation. Ziskin is a member of the corporate policy council, the senior leadership team responsible for company governance.
Ziskin has 24 years of human resources and leadership experience, including more than 18 years with TRW, one of Northrop Grumman’s heritage companies. Most recently, he has served as corporate vice president, human resources and leadership strategy for the company, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Qwest Communications and president and founder of Executive Excellence Group, a firm that builds executive and organizational credibility.
During his career, Ziskin has had responsibility for all aspects of human resources at the corporate, sector, operating unit and staff levels. His experience includes the aerospace and defense, automotive, electronic components, information services and telecommunications industries, in both service and manufacturing environments in over 25 countries in North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. He has led large-scale organizational changes, including four multi-billion dollar acquisition integrations in three separate companies.
Ziskin has been a speaker and author in areas including acquisition integration, globalization, HR strategies and competencies and leadership/talent development. He holds a bachelor's degree in management from Binghamton University, where he graduated magna cum laude, and a master's degree in industrial and labor relations degree from Cornell University. He is also a graduate of executive human resources programs at the University of Michigan and Cornell University, as well as general management experiences including the Thunderbird Global Leadership Program, TRW's Advanced Management and Business Leadership Programs, and LEAD1NG One Northrop Grumman where he also serves as a faculty member and program leader. Ziskin is a board member or participant in multiple professional organizations including the HR Policy Association, Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California, Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University and HR50.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop Grumman provides technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology. With more than 120,000 employees and operations in all 50 states and 25 countries, Northrop Grumman serves U.S. and international military, government and commercial customers. |
