Mark H. Ronald, age 65, has been a director since January 2007. He is a member of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He is the Chairman of the Board of BAE Systems Inc. and was president and chief executive officer of BAE Systems Inc. from 2000 to 2006 and was chief operating officer and a director of BAE Systems plc from 2002 to 2006. He holds the title of Honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), awarded in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered to furthering transatlantic cooperation in the U.S.-U.K. defense industries. He is a director of Alliant Techsystems Inc. and Cobham plc. He is a trustee of Polytechnic University. He received a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University and a Master's degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University. |