BALTIMORE, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has named Thomas H. Jones, vice president and general
manager, Advanced Concepts & Technologies (AC&T), for the
company's Electronic Systems sector, effective immediately.
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In this new position, Jones will have executive responsibility
for all AC&T strategic planning, activities and operations,
including advanced architectures and advanced technologies. He will
also oversee the shaping of customer research and development,
advanced-research relationships with independent laboratories and
universities, management of intellectual property and technology
partnerships, foundry development, enterprise collaboration for
continuous innovation and ensuring the incubation of advanced
concepts. Jones will report to Gloria A.
Flach, corporate vice president and president, Northrop
Grumman Electronic Systems.
Jones joined the company in 2011 as vice president, Undersea
Systems. In that position, he was responsible for realigning the
business unit's portfolio to address new and emerging growth
markets. He also served on the corporate program management council
and the executive committee of the company's unmanned systems
steering group.
Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, he held management and
executive positions at other aerospace and defense companies, with
responsibility for a variety of high technology undersea systems
solutions for government and commercial customers.
Jones earned bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical
engineering from Kansas State
University. He also completed doctoral-level coursework in
electrical engineering at the University of
Southern California and a number of executive-education
courses at Harvard University Business
School. He is a member of the National Defense Industrial
Association's (NDIA) undersea warfare executive board.
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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