FALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has
appointed Talha A. Zobair, vice
president, Tax, effective Aug. 18,
2014. Zobair will report to James F.
Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial
officer.
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"I am pleased Talha is joining the Northrop Grumman business
management leadership team," said Palmer. "He is a proven
leader in our industry and in the tax field. We look forward to his
contributions to our company's performance."
In his new role, Zobair will lead all tax initiatives across the
company, including the implementation of tax strategies; research
of complex tax issues; compliance with all international, federal,
state and local regulatory filings; analysis of tax legislation and
provision of tax-consulting services to the company's business
sectors.
Zobair joins Northrop Grumman from the Raytheon Company, where
he was senior tax counsel and director of global taxes. He was
previously a tax attorney at Alcoa, where he worked on federal and
state tax matters, and also worked in the state tax area for Ernst
& Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Zobair earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, a juris
doctorate from the Vermont Law School
and a master of laws degree in taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center.
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.
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