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Kent Kresa is a Senior Advisor to the Aerospace and Defense group, assisting Carlyle in developing strategy and identifying investments in those sectors. He is based in Los Angeles.
Mr. Kresa is Chairman Emeritus of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a $25 billion global defense company, where he served as Chairman from September 1990 until October 2003, Chief Executive Officer from January 1990 until March 2003 and President from 1987 until September 2001. Under Mr. Kresa's leadership, Forbes magazine named Northrop Grumman "Company of the Year" in December 2002.
Mr. Kresa serves on the Boards of Avery Dennison Corporation, Eclipse Aviation Corporation, Fluor Corporation, General Motors Corporation, MannKind Corporation, Trust Company of the West and several non-profit organizations and universities. Mr. Kresa is a graduate of M.I.T., where he received a B.S. in 1959, an M.S. in 1961 and an E.A.A. in 1966, all in aeronautics and astronautics. | 