REDONDO BEACH, Calif.,
May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced it has appointed
Christine McGlade and Andrew W. Reynolds vice presidents of
manufacturing operations and site managers for the company's
aircraft integration centers of excellence in St. Augustine, Fla., and Palmdale, Calif., respectively.
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In her new role, McGlade will be responsible for managing and
integrating all manufacturing and support operations at the
St. Augustine site in coordination
with the company's various aircraft programs and other functional
organizations. For the immediate future, she also will lead
production of the E-2 Hawkeye aircraft. The site produces,
modifies, repairs and overhauls military aircraft and
subassemblies.
McGlade joined the company in 1986 and has experience in
manufacturing, logistics and program management roles at multiple
sites across the corporation. Most recently, she served as program
director for the St. Augustine
site's E-2/C-2 international programs, and as deputy program
director for Navy E-2D production. She earned a bachelor's degree
in mechanical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of
New York University and a master's
degree in business administration from Adelphi
University in New York.
Reynolds will manage and integrate all manufacturing and support
operations at the Palmdale site in
coordination with the manufacturing center's multiple programs and
functional organizations. The site assembles, integrates, tests and
maintains some of the world's most advanced aircraft, including the
F-35, B-2 Spirit and RQ-4 Global Hawk. For the immediate future,
Reynolds also will continue to serve in his current role as the
production leader for Northrop Grumman Aerospace System's portion
of the F-35 program.
Reynolds brings more than 25 years of experience in
manufacturing and production operations to his new role. His
previous assignments include director of manufacturing operations
and deputy site manager for the Palmdale site. He earned a bachelor's degree
in business management from Sonoma State
University and is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles Executive
Management Program.
The appointments follow the company's March designation of the
St. Augustine and Palmdale sites as centers of excellence, part
of Northrop Grumman's overall approach to improving its strategic
alignment with its customers' need for increasingly innovative and
affordable products, services and solutions.
"Both Chris and Andy bring a wealth of knowledge and experience
to roles that are important to our company and our customers
alike," said Tommy Tomlinson, sector
vice president, global manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Aerospace
Systems. "These sites are unique. St.
Augustine produces the entire E-2D Hawkeye from start to
finish and supports a number of other programs. Palmdale produces critical elements of several
significant manned and unmanned aircraft, and is the home of the
groundbreaking F-35 Integrated Assembly Line. Each site's mission
presents its own challenges and opportunities, and Chris and Andy
will lead both teams very well."
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
SOURCE Northrop Grumman Corporation