CANBERRA, Australia,
June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the
appointment of Ian Irving as chief
executive for Australia, effective
July 15. In this new position, he
will play a leading role in supporting the company's current
programmes, developing strategies for growth and identifying new
business opportunities for the company's activities in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
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Irving has more than 25 years' experience at senior executive
levels within the Australian defence and aerospace industry, and
joins Northrop Grumman from ALTILUS, a management and professional
services consultancy that he established in 2010 serving the
government and the defence sector, and where he was managing
director.
Prior to that he was vice president, Land Systems, and deputy
chief executive officer at Thales Australia, where he held various
leadership positions over a period of 12 years. This was preceded
by 11 years with Rockwell and Boeing Australia.
"Ian brings deep industry knowledge and a strong understanding
of our customer community in Australia, making him well suited to leading
Northrop Grumman's activities in this strategically important
market," said David Perry, corporate
vice president and chief global business development officer,
Northrop Grumman. "His appointment will enable us to build our
in-country presence and position the company for future success in
Australia and the Asia Pacific region as we continue to broaden
our market focus to one that is increasingly global."
Irving has held senior technical and management positions within
industry across a number of defence programmes in Australia. This has included responsibility
for the delivery of major defence systems, the conduct of leading
edge research and development, and the establishment of industrial
capabilities delivering key defence exports.
He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the
University of Sydney and completed his
graduate industrial training with the Royal Australian Navy.
He holds a number of professional memberships with organisations
including the Australian Institute of Project Management, the
Submarine Institute of Australia,
and the Sydney Aerospace & Defence Interest Group.
Northrop Grumman has a well-established presence and customer
base in Australia, where it has
been supporting a variety of both defence and civil programmes for
many years. It is a supplier in the defence, security, information
systems and public safety communications markets providing a range
of capabilities and technologies, including serving as a key
subcontractor for the Wedgetail airborne early warning and control,
F-35 Lightning II and FA/18 Super Hornet programmes. In 2012,
Northrop Grumman acquired M5 Network Security, a Canberra-based provider of cybersecurity and
secure mobile communications to Australian military and
intelligence organisations.
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