Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Patricia McMahon as Vice President and
Deputy of Aerospace Systems' Battle Management and Engagement Systems Division
BETHPAGE, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC) has announced the appointment of vice president Patricia McMahon as
full-time deputy of its Aerospace Systems sector's Battle Management and
Engagement Systems Division. She continues to report directly to Thomas Vice,
sector vice president and division general manager. Most recently, she led the
Information Operations/Electronic Attack business for the company. As vice
president and deputy, she will continue her role as the site manager for the
division headquarters in Bethpage, N.Y.
A photo accompanying this release is available at
http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/
"Pat helps lead an organization comprising more than 4,000 employees in three
major sites along the east coast and several others across the nation," Vice
said. "She oversees major programs, including the E-2 Hawkeye airborne early
warning and battle management system, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack
Radar System (Joint STARS), Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft
System (BAMS UAS) and Information Operations and Electronic Attack (IO/EA)
programs. In addition, Pat leads our Bethpage site community activities."
McMahon joined Northrop Grumman in 2003 and has successfully managed the
Information Operations/Electronic Attack business, which included the EA-6B
Prowler ICAP III equipped aircraft and the EA-18G, the Navy's newest electronic
attack weapon system. Immediately before taking her Northrop Grumman post,
McMahon was a vice president and general manager for BAE Systems in Greenlawn,
N.Y.
McMahon is currently the chairman of the Town of Babylon Planning Board and is a
director of the Business Council of New York State, Inc. (BCNYS). She is also
currently on the boards of the Long Island Software and Technology Network
(LISTnet), Long Island Philharmonic, and the Farmingdale College Foundation. In
addition, in 2007 McMahon was named to Long Island's 50 most influential women
hall of fame.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000
employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace,
electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to
government and commercial customers worldwide.
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CONTACT: Dianne Baumert-Moyik
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
(516) 346-2142
(516) 754-2645 (cell)
dianne.baumert-moyik@ngc.com
