Northrop Grumman Elects Wesley Bush CEO/President
WESLEY G. BUSH has been elected President and Chief Executive Officer by the Northrop Grumman Board of Directors. Bush joined the company in 1987 and most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer. Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman and CEO of Northrop Grumman Corp. since 2003, plans to retire after 29 years of service to Northrop Grumman and its predecessor companies. He will step down from the Chairman and CEO positions and the company's Board of Directors effective Dec. 31, 2009. Sugar will continue as an employee officer and advise the company until his June 30, 2010 retirement date.
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