People: Orbital Sciences Corp (ORB)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
David Thompson	58	2011	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Garrett Pierce	68	2002	Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer
Antonio Elias	63	2012	Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Frank Culbertson	63	2012	Executive Vice President and General Manager - Advanced Programs Group
Ronald Grabe	67	1999	Executive Vice President, General Manager - Launch Systems Group
Michael Larkin	57	2008	Executive Vice President, General Manager - Space Systems Group
Susan Herlick	48	2006	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Robert Hermann	79	2005	Lead Independent Director
James Thompson	76	2011	Director
Kevin Chilton	58	2012	Independent Director
Lennard Fisk	69	1993	Independent Director
Robert Hanisee	74	2002	Independent Director
Ronald Kadish	64	2005	Independent Director
Janice Obuchowski		1996	Independent Director
James Roche	73	2005	Independent Director
Frank Salizzoni	74	1996	Independent Director
Harrison Schmitt	77	1983	Independent Director
Scott Webster	60	1982	Independent Director
Barron Beneski			Vice President - Corporate Communications

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Biographies

Name	Description
David Thompson	Mr. David W. Thompson is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Orbital Sciences Corp. Mr. Thompson is a co-founder of Orbital and has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Orbital since 1982. From 1982 until October 1999, he also served as President, a role he resumed in mid-2011. Prior to founding Orbital, Mr. Thompson was employed by Hughes Electronics Corporation as special assistant to the President of its Missile Systems Group and by NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center as a project manager and engineer, and also worked on the Space Shuttle's autopilot design at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory. Mr. Thompson is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Astronautical Society and the Royal Aeronautical Society, and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Garrett Pierce	Mr. Garrett E. Pierce is Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer of Orbital Sciences Corp. He has been a director of the Company since August 2000. From 1996 until August 2000, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sensormatic Electronics Corp., a supplier of electronic security systems, where he was also named Chief Administrative Officer in July 1998. Prior to joining Sensormatic, Mr. Pierce was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Microwave, Inc., a supplier of microwave, radio frequency and satellite systems and products for communications and wireless networks. From 1980 to 1993, Mr. Pierce was with Materials Research Corporation, a provider of thin film equipment and high purity materials to the semiconductor, telecommunications and media storage industries, where he progressed from Chief Financial Officer to President and Chief Executive Officer. Materials Research Corporation was acquired by Sony Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1989. From 1972 to 1980, Mr. Pierce held various management positions with The Signal Companies. Mr. Pierce is a director of Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
Antonio Elias	Dr. Antonio L. Elias is Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Officer of Orbital Sciences Corp. From October 2001 to September 2012, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Programs Group, and was Senior Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Programs Group since August 1997. From January 1996 until August 1997, Dr. Elias served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Orbital. From May 1993 through December 1995, he was Senior Vice President for Advanced Projects, and was Senior Vice President, Space Systems Division from 1990 to April 1993. He was Vice President, Engineering of Orbital from 1989 to 1990 and was Chief Engineer from 1986 to 1989. From 1980 to 1986, Dr. Elias was an Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001.
Frank Culbertson	Mr. Frank L. Culbertson, Jr., is Executive Vice President and General Manager - Advanced Programs Group of Orbital Sciences Corp. From 2008 to 2012, he served as Senior Vice President in the Advanced Program Group where he headed human space systems efforts. Prior to joining Orbital, Mr. Culbertson was a Senior Vice President at Science Applications International Corporation from 2002 to 2008. Before entering the private sector, Mr. Culbertson served as a NASA astronaut for 18 years, flying three Space Shuttle missions, and began his career as a pilot in the United States Navy.
Ronald Grabe	Mr. Ronald J. Grabe is Executive Vice President, General Manager - Launch Systems Group of Orbital Sciences Corporation. From 1996 to 1999, he was Senior Vice President and Assistant General Manager of the Launch Systems Group and Senior Vice President of the Launch Systems Group since 1995. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Grabe served as Vice President for Business Development in the Launch Systems Group. From 1980 to 1993, Mr. Grabe was a NASA astronaut during which time he flew four Space Shuttle missions and was lead astronaut for development of the International Space Station.
Michael Larkin	Mr. Michael E. Larkin is Executive Vice President, General Manager - Space Systems Group of Orbital Sciences Corporation. From 2004 to 2006, he served as Senior Vice President of Finance of the Space Systems Group. From 1996 to 2004, he was Vice President of the Space Systems Group, and was Director of Finance of the Space Systems Group from 1994 to 1996. Prior to that, he held a variety of program and financial management positions at Fairchild Space and Defense Corporation, a space and military electronics company, until its acquisition by Orbital in 1994.
Susan Herlick	Ms. Susan Herlick is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Orbital Sciences Corp. She served as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from 2003 to 2005. From 1997 to 2002, she was Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. She joined Orbital as Assistant General Counsel in 1995. Prior to that, she was an attorney at the law firm of Hogan & Hartson LLP, now Hogan Lovells US LLP.
Robert Hermann	Dr. Robert J. Hermann has served as Lead Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Dr. Hermann has been a Senior Partner of Global Technology Partners, an aerospace, defense and technology investment firm, since 1998. From 1982 to 1998, Dr. Hermann held a variety of positions at United Technologies Corporation, including the position of Senior Vice President, Science and Technology from 1987 to 1998. Prior to that time, Dr. Hermann served as Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research and Development and Logistics, and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Communications, Command, Control and Intelligence. He also spent 20 years with the National Security Agency. He is Chairman of the Technical Advisory Group for the National Reconnaissance Office, a member of the Defense Science Board, and a member of the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse Attack. He was Chairman of the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory from 1995 to 2001 and was a member of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 1993 to 2001. Dr. Hermann is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. As described below in greater detail, Dr. Hermann has served as Orbital’s Lead Independent Director since January 2005.
James Thompson	Governor James R. Thompson, Jr., is Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Mr. Thompson served as Vice Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Operating Officer of Orbital since April 2002, and was President and Chief Operating Officer since October 1999. From 1993 until October 1999, Mr. J.R. Thompson served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Orbital’s Launch Systems Group. Mr. J.R. Thompson was Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Orbital from 1991 to 1993. He was Deputy Administrator of NASA from 1989 to 1991. From 1986 until 1989, Mr. J.R. Thompson was Director of the Marshall Space Flight Center at NASA. He was Deputy Director for Technical Operations at Princeton University’s Plasma Physics Laboratory from 1983 through 1986. Before that, he had a 20-year career with NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Between 1993 and 2006, Mr. J.R. Thompson served as a director of SPACEHAB, Incorporated.
Kevin Chilton	General Kevin P. Chilton is Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. In February 2011, General Chilton retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than three decades of service. General Chilton served as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, from 2007 through 2011, overseeing operations for Department of Defense ("DoD") nuclear, space and cyberspace operations. From 2006 to 2007, General Chilton served as Commander of Air Force Space Command, where he was responsible for all Air Force space operations. He previously served in a variety of command positions and as a pilot. General Chilton also served as a NASA astronaut from 1987 to 1996, including on three space shuttle flights. General Chilton is a director of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
Lennard Fisk	Dr. Lennard A. Fisk is Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Dr. Fisk has been a Distinguished University Professor of Space Sciences at the University of Michigan since 1993, where he leads a research group conducting theoretical and experimental space science research. From 1987 to 1993, Dr. Fisk was the NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science and Applications, where he was responsible for the planning and direction of all NASA programs concerned with space science and applications, and for the institutional management of the Goddard Space Flight Center and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. From 1977 to 1987, Dr. Fisk held various positions at the University of New Hampshire, including Professor of Physics and Vice President for Research and Financial Affairs. Dr. Fisk has served on numerous advisory committees including the Space Studies Board of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which he chaired from 2003 to 2008. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the International Academy of Astronautics and Academia Europaea, and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union. He has received numerous awards including the NASA Distinguished Service Medal.
Robert Hanisee	Mr. Robert M. Hanisee has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. From 1990 until his retirement at the end of 2003, Mr. Hanisee held a series of positions with Trust Company of the West, an investment management services company. He served as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for Asset Allocation in the Private Client Services Group from 1998 to 2003, managed the Convertible Securities Group from 1992 to 1998, and was Portfolio Manager for the Global Telecom Trust from September 1996 to October 1998. Mr. Hanisee was a founding partner of Amdec Securities, and later was President of Seidler Amdec Securities. He is a member of the NASA Advisory Council. Between 1992 and 2007, Mr. Hanisee served as a director of EDO Corporation, which was a publicly-traded company prior to its acquisition in 2007.
Ronald Kadish	General Ronald T. Kadish has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. He has been Senior Vice President and Partner of Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., a global strategy and technology consulting firm, since February 2005. In September 2004, General Kadish retired as Lieutenant General from the U.S. Air Force after serving for 34 years. From 1999 until his retirement, General Kadish served as Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (formerly Ballistic Missile Defense Organization). From August 1996 to June 1999, General Kadish served as the Commander of the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base. Prior to that time, General Kadish served in numerous assignments with the U.S. Air Force, including Program Director for several military aircraft platforms. During his career with the U.S. Air Force, General Kadish received a number of awards and decorations, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Distinguished Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit. General Kadish is a director of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
Janice Obuchowski	Ambassador Janice I. Obuchowski has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Ms. Obuchowski has been President of Freedom Technologies, Incorporated, a telecommunications research and consulting firm, since 1992. In 2003, Ms. Obuchowski also served as Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the World Radiocommunication Conference 2003. From 1989 to 1992, she served as Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at the U.S. Department of Commerce and Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Agency. From 1980 to 1987, Ms. Obuchowski served in a variety of positions at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, including Senior Adviser to the Chairman. Ms. Obuchowski is a director of CSG Systems International, Inc. and Inmarsat plc.
James Roche	Dr. James G. Roche has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Dr. Roche served as the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force from 2001 to 2005. From 1984 to 2001, Dr. Roche held several executive positions with Northrop Grumman Corporation, a global defense company, including Corporate Vice President and President of its Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector. From 1983 to 1984, Dr. Roche was Democratic Staff Director of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. Dr. Roche served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years and retired with the rank of captain in 1983. As a naval officer, his assignments included Principal Deputy Director of the U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff and Senior Professional Staff Member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He commanded the USS Buchanan, a guided missile destroyer, and was awarded the Arleigh Burke Fleet Trophy in 1974 for the most improved combat unit in the Pacific Theater. Between 2006 and 2009, Dr. Roche served as a director of TechTeam Global, Inc.
Frank Salizzoni	Mr. Frank L. Salizzoni has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Mr. Salizzoni was President and Chief Executive Officer of H&R Block, Inc. from 1996 until 2000, and served as Chairman of the Board until his retirement in 2002. From 1994 until 1996, Mr. Salizzoni was President and Chief Operating Officer of USAir, Inc. and USAir Group, Inc. He joined USAir as Executive Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer in 1990. From 1987 to 1989, Mr. Salizzoni was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TW Services, a food services company. From 1967 to 1987, Mr. Salizzoni held several senior financial management positions with Trans World Airlines and its parent company, Transworld Corporation. He received a Certificate of Director Education from the National Association of Corporate Directors Institute in 2008. Between 2004 and 2007, he served as a director of Stratos Global Corporation, a publicly-traded company that was acquired in 2007.
Harrison Schmitt	Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Dr. Schmitt has served in various capacities as a business and technical consultant since 1983. From 1977 through 1983, Dr. Schmitt was a U.S. Senator from New Mexico, during which time he chaired the Senate Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee, which oversees all non-military space-related research and development programs of the U.S. Government. From 1974 to 1975, he was Assistant Administrator for Energy Programs for NASA. From 1965 to 1973, he was a NASA astronaut. As Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 17 in 1972, he explored the Moon’s surface. Dr. Schmitt chaired the NASA Advisory Council from 2005 to 2008.
Scott Webster	Mr. Scott L. Webster has served as Independent Director of Orbital Sciences Corp. Mr. Webster is a co-founder of Orbital. Mr. Webster served as Senior Vice President, Special Projects of Orbital from May 2001 until his retirement in July 2002. From 1998 until April 2001, Mr. Webster was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ORBCOMM Global, L.P., a satellite services company formerly affiliated with Orbital. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Webster served in various consulting capacities with Orbital. He served as President of Orbital’s Space Data Division from 1990 until 1993 and Executive Vice President of that Division from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Webster was Orbital’s Senior Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Marketing from Orbital’s inception in 1982 until 1989. Previously, he held technical and management positions at Advanced Technology Laboratories and Litton Industries, Inc.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
David Thompson	1,894,800
Garrett Pierce	1,348,580
Antonio Elias	995,698
Frank Culbertson	--
Ronald Grabe	984,795
Michael Larkin	842,916
Susan Herlick	--
Robert Hermann	--
James Thompson	1,289,620
Kevin Chilton	--
Lennard Fisk	--
Robert Hanisee	--
Ronald Kadish	--
Janice Obuchowski	--
James Roche	--
Frank Salizzoni	--
Harrison Schmitt	--
Scott Webster	--
Barron Beneski	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
David Thompson	725,000	3,639,810
Garrett Pierce	3,745,825	1,359,570
Antonio Elias	50,000	397,290
Frank Culbertson	0	0
Ronald Grabe	308,734	905,969
Michael Larkin	18,359	223,920
Susan Herlick	0	0
Robert Hermann	0	0
James Thompson	675,000	3,366,890
Kevin Chilton	0	0
Lennard Fisk	0	0
Robert Hanisee	0	0
Ronald Kadish	0	0
Janice Obuchowski	0	0
James Roche	0	0
Frank Salizzoni	0	0
Harrison Schmitt	0	0
Scott Webster	0	0
Barron Beneski	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
SCHMITT HARRISON H	5,000	$12.18
GRABE RONALD J	24,209	$18.25
SCHMITT HARRISON H	5,000	$18.05
LARKIN MICHAEL E	7,837	$18.18
THOMPSON DAVID W	750	$0.00
THOMPSON DAVID W	750	$0.00
THOMPSON HOLLIS M	5,000	$0.00
HERLICK SUSAN	10,000	$14.95
HERLICK SUSAN	3,334	$7.80
HERLICK SUSAN	6,666	$7.80
THOMPSON DAVID W	1,000	$0.00
THOMPSON DAVID W	500	$0.00
THOMPSON JAMES R JR	43,445	$5.65
THOMPSON JAMES R JR	43,445	$14.70
THOMPSON DAVID W	1,000	$0.00
THOMPSON JAMES R JR	56,555	$5.65
THOMPSON JAMES R JR	56,555	$14.67
SALIZZONI FRANK L	3,134	$0.00
KADISH RONALD T	3,134	$0.00
CHILTON KEVIN P	3,134	$0.00
HERMANN ROBERT J	3,134	$0.00
WEBSTER SCOTT L	3,134	$0.00
HANISEE ROBERT MAXWELL	3,134	$0.00
FISK LENNARD A	3,134	$0.00
OBUCHOWSKI JANICE I	3,134	$0.00

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