Mark Thomson was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company effective April 2007. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Thomson held the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Allied Aerospace Industries, Inc., a provider of complex engineering solutions for aerospace & defense contractors and government agencies, since May 2002. Mr. Thomson served as the Senior Director of Finance & Accounting at Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Launch Systems Group from January 2001 to May 2002 and Group Controller from June 1998 to January 2001, prior to which he held financial management positions with several Lockheed Martin subsidiaries from 1991 to 1998. Mr. Thomson is a graduate of the Lockheed Martin Financial Management program, holds an MBA from the University of Nevada, Reno, a BA in Financial Economics from Saint Anselm College and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School General Management program. |