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  Northrop Grumman - Ronald D. Sugar - Chairman, CEO and President
Ronald D. Sugar is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, one of the world’s top defense companies and a leader in the application of high technology to military transformation.
Sugar is currently vice chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, a trustee of the Association of the United States Army, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Sugar serves as a member of the board of directors of Chevron Corporation.
www.northropgrumman.com /who_we_are/sugar.html   (414 words)

  
 Ronald D. Sugar - Boston College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sugar also mentioned the civil liberties concerns stemming from the use of high-tech monitoring systems on civilians.
Northrop doesn't project homeland-security revenue beyond this year, Sugar said, but in answer to a question from the audience he said he's become more satisfied with the pace of spending this year compared to the years just after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Sugar was introduced by William H. Swanson, chief executive of Raytheon Co. of Waltham, the world's largest missile-maker.
www.bc.edu /schools/csom/cga/executives/events/sugar   (606 words)

  
 Company News On Call   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ronald Sugar Elected CEO, Effective April 1, 2003 Kent Kresa Will Remain Chairman LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that its board of directors has elected Ronald D. Sugar, the company's president and chief operating officer, as Northrop Grumman's next chief executive officer.
Previously, Sugar was president and chief operating officer of TRW Aerospace and Information Systems, and a member of the chief executive office of TRW Inc. In his nearly 20 years with TRW, Sugar also served as that company's chief financial officer and as executive vice president and general manager of TRW's global automotive electronics business.
Sugar was appointed by the President of the United States to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/02-19-2003/0001894237   (1043 words)

  
 Top-flight Trustee
Ronald D. Sugar, chairman, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp., one of the nation’s leading defense contractors, has been elected to the University of Southern California board of trustees.
Sugar is a trustee of the National Defense Industrial Association, a governor of the Aerospace Industries Association, a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
Sugar serves as a national trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and is director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.
www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/9383.html   (553 words)

  
 TheStreet.com: Update: Litton Industries Names New President
Sugar, who most recently was president and chief operating officer for TRW's (TRW:NYSE - news) Aerospace and Information Systems division, is expected to succeed Michael R. Brown, the chairman and chief executive of the information technology, defense and commercial electronics company in Woodland Hills, Calif. Sugar will be nominated to the company's board in December.
After Sugar joined Cleveland-based TRW in 1981 to direct advanced research and development programs, he was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility there.
Sugar was previously a senior operating executive in TRW's Space and Defense and Automotive businesses and was also the corporation's chief financial officer.
www.thestreet.com /brknews/hardware/972650.html   (448 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman - Chairman, CEO and President Ronald D. Sugar Discusses the Company's 2005 Third Quarter Results on ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ronald Sugar: We sure did, but you know we had a very strong quarter overall; strong operating margin in every area of the company except for the ships – and I will come back to that in a second.
Ronald Sugar: Well Maria, our initial focus, of course, is on the 2006 budget, which is now in the hands of Congress.
Sugar, is that we probably will see an impact from the hurricanes over the next two or three quarters; you're saying 10 cents a quarter in '06, after 30 cents this quarter.
www.northropgrumman.com /interviews/2005/102505_rs_cnbc.html   (1194 words)

  
 Ronald Sugar < Business < Career < People < : news   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ronald Sugar, chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. said the military's new...
Ronald Sugar, chief executive officer of Northrop Grumman, said the military's new focus on areas such as intelligence and surveillance could help the Los...
Ronald Sugar, chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. said the military‘s...
schema-root.org /people/career/business/ronald_sugar   (263 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Ronald D. Sugar was named president and chief operating officer (COO) of Northrop Grumman Corporation in September 2001.
Sugar holds master's and doctoral degrees in electrical engineering from UCLA, and was appointed by the president to serve on the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
SUGAR: We have been successfully managing the company through six business sectors, each of which is led by a president empowered to manage his business.
www.navyleague.org /sea_power/april_02_09.php   (4025 words)

  
 Sugar named Northrop Grumman president and CEO
Ronald Sugar will be Northrop Grumman Corp.’s next chief executive officer, company officials announced this week.
Sugar is currently president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles company.
Sugar called his appointment the opportunity of a lifetime.
www.washingtontechnology.com /news/1_1/daily_news/20090-1.html   (263 words)

  
 A Perfect Fit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
And in the end, Sugar got his wish — today he is president of a global defense company with 100,000 employees, $18 billion in annual revenue and operations in 44 states and 25 countries.
Today, Sugar describes himself as "a pretty poor musician" who found other outlets for his musical passions.
The space commission concluded that a large fraction of the problems on space programs today are due to the throwing out of an incumbent who understood the job and bid what he thought it would take and then replacing them with someone who had a great idea and better viewgraphs.
www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/prosugararch_040703.html   (1210 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman Corporation - Defining the Future   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sugar continued, "On behalf of the board of directors and the 120,000 men and women of this organization, we owe Kent our deepest gratitude for the vision and leadership he provided over the past decade.
Sugar, 54, was elected president and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman in September 2001.
Sugar also serves as a National Trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and as a trustee of the Cleveland Institute of Music.
www.irconnect.com /noc/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=36926   (1102 words)

  
 WSJ.com - Who's News
Ronald Sugar is set to appear at a luncheon Wednesday arranged months ago by Northrop Grumman Corp. to introduce its new president to Washington media.
Sugar's role in the takeover bid, and says that even before his arrival there had been discussions with TRW about a possible combination.
Sugar is "an intellectual with a lot of business sense," says Loren Thompson, director of the Lexington Institute, a Washington-based think tank focused on defense issues.
schwert.ssb.rochester.edu /f423/trw020306.htm   (1035 words)

  
 www.GovExec.com - Northrop Grumman exec discusses hostile takeover of TRW (3/6/02)
Ronald Sugar, president and chief operating officer of Los Angeles-based defense contracting titan Northrop Grumman, on Wednesday outlined his company's plan to mount a hostile takeover of rival systems integration firm, TRW of Cleveland.
Sugar estimated that the acquisition of TRW would turn Northrop into a $26 billion to $27 billion company by the end of 2003.
Sugar is a 20-year veteran of TRW who joined Litton in June 2000 before Northrop bought it.
www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0302/030602h1.htm   (657 words)

  
 Company News On Call
Prior to joining Northrop Grumman in 2001, Sugar served as president, chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of Litton Industries, a company acquired by Northrop Grumman in April 2001.
Sugar is a trustee of the National Defense Industrial Association, a governor of the Aerospace Industries Association, and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Sugar also serves as a national trustee of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, and as a trustee of the University of Southern California.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/09-17-2003/0002019267   (448 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Northrop Grumman Corporation NYSE: NOC is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of a 1994 merger between Northrop and Grumman.
Major components added later with the acquisition of Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group, Logicon, Teledyne Ryan, Litton (Ingalls, Avondale), Newport News, and TRW (sans LucasVarity.) Ronald Sugar is the CEO.
Current members of the board of directors of Northrop Grumman are: John Chain, Lewis Coleman, Vic Fazio, Stephen Frank, Phillip Frost, Charles Larson, Philip Odeen, Aulana Peters, Kevin Sharer, John Brooks Slaughter, and Ronald Sugar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northrop_Grumman   (319 words)

  
 Northrop's Heavy Artillery
Sugar, a defense industry veteran who previously worked at two of Northrop's acquisitions -- Litton and TRW -- now manages a company largely created by his predecessor, Kent Kresa.
Sugar, nevertheless, is betting on 5%-to-7% growth in military procurement for the rest of the decade, with Northrop's growth exceeding that.
Sugar, 55, was drawn to the possibilities in the defense business at a young age.
www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2004/040308-northrop-artillery.htm   (1487 words)

  
 A growing Northrop presence | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman's chairman and chief executive, spoke to thousands of the company's San Diego employees yesterday.
By the end of 2004, Northrop is expected to report about $29 billion in revenue for the year, and its work force should hit 130,000.
Northrop Grumman employee Nancy Anderson posed a question to the boss as CEO Ronald D. Sugar met with workers.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041105/news_1b5northrop.html   (842 words)

  
 NBR.com - Where America Turns for Business News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
GHARIB: Dr. Sugar, we saw in the Iraqi war that a number of new generation military equipment were used for the first time and were successful.
SUGAR: I think that the whole range of equipment that we supplied to the armed forces in that conflict really revalidated the importance of the kind of network centric or electronically centric warfare that we're involved in supporting.
SUGAR: Well, I think if you look at the fraction of the national budget being spent on defense as a percentage of the budget, as a percentage of gross domestic product, it's probably at one of the lowest level it's been in the last 50 years.
www.nightlybusiness.org /transcript/2003/transcript042903.html   (3692 words)

  
 UCLA to Honor Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman... 4/14/2004
Ronald Sugar, chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corp., will receive the 2004 Jacoby International Award for his outstanding contribution to humanity and commitment to embracing international understanding.
In 1968, Sugar graduated summa cum laude in electrical engineering from UCLA; he also received a master's degree and a doctorate in the same field from the university.
Sugar is a governor of the Aerospace Industries Association, a trustee of the Association of the United States Army, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.
newsroom.ucla.edu /page.asp?RelNum=5091   (599 words)

  
 Business Wire: TRW'S Ronald Sugar Joins Litton Industries As P... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
TRW Inc. (NYSE:TRW) said today that Ronald D. Sugar, president and chief operating officer of TRW Aerospace & Information Systems (A&IS), is leaving the company to become president and chief operating officer of Litton Industries, Inc.
Sugar's departure is effective immediately, and TRW's A&IS senior operating management and staff will report directly to the TRW Chief Executive Office, consisting of Joseph T. Gorman, chairman and chief executive officer, and David M. Cote, president and chief operating officer.
Sugar is expected to be nominated to the Litton board of directors at its annual shareholders meeting in December.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:62866342&...   (496 words)

  
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Sugar To Succeed Kresa as Northrop Grumman Chairman
Sugar has served as president of the Los Angeles-based space and defense company since September 2001, when Kresa relinquished that post.
Sugar joined Northrop Grumman in 2001 when the company acquired Litton Industries, where Sugar served as president and chief operating officer.
www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/bizbriefsarch_093003.html   (431 words)

  
 ChevronTexaco Corp. :: Northrop Grumman Chairman, CEO and President Ronald D. Sugar Elected to ChevronTexaco Board of ...
Sugar, 56, joined Northrop Grumman in 2001 following its acquisition of Litton Industries Inc., a diversified defense and technology company.
In 1968, Sugar graduated summa cum laude with an electrical engineering degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received a master's degree and a doctorate in the same field.
Sugar is active in a variety of business and civic organizations.
sev.prnewswire.com /oil-energy/20050428/SFW13327042005-1.html   (380 words)

  
 Engineer and USC Trustee Elected to National Academy
DANIEL DAPKUS, holder of the William M. Keck Chair in Engineering in the USC School of Engineering, and Ronald D. Sugar, a member of the USC board of trustees, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
The election of Sugar and Dapkus brings the number of NAE members associated with USC to 26.
SUGAR IS CHAIRMAN of the board of Northrop Grumman Corp. and the firm’s chief executive officer.
www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/9938.html   (317 words)

  
 Defense Contractors Post Mixed Earnings
Ronald Sugar, chief executive officer of Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman Corp. said the military's new focus on areas such as intelligence and surveillance can help the company, which makes equipment that includes unmanned spy planes.
But programs like the DD(X) destroyer face reductions, and he said it is difficult to read the messages sent by the Pentagon.
"There will be a lot of twists and turns," Sugar said in an investor conference call about Pentagon discussions of budget cuts.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/25/AR2005102501056_pf.html   (626 words)

  
 Boston.com / Business / Northrop profit rises on defense spending   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chief Executive Officer Ronald Sugar said the company is well-positioned in the next two years despite pending federal budget cuts.
"Budget pressures are going to be a fact of life due to deficits and the war on terror," Sugar said in a conference call for financial analysts.
Sugar said the company's diversified portfolio, ranging from hardware to information technology to surveillance products, will protect the company if the government's spending priorities change.
www.boston.com /business/articles/2005/02/02/northrop_grumman_earnings_up_sharply?mode=PF   (450 words)

  
 Yorkshire CND - European And Asian Firms Can Join Missile Defense Industry - 20/7/04   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Before an international audience, Dr. Sugar addressed how the development of a missile-defense capability can change the "calculus of proliferation." In his address he examined three important aspects of missile defense:
The other is a system of hyper-velocity rockets that catch up to enemy missiles soon after launch.
Sugar said the new boost-phase capability is the defense community's opportunity to move toward internationalization of missile defense, at both the industry and government level.
www.cndyorks.gn.apc.org /yspace/articles/bmd/euro_asia_join_in.htm   (298 words)

  
 AFA National Symposium and Annual Air Force Ball - 2002
Sugar is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Ronald Sugar: I have to follow Al, but I am the only thing standing between you and George.
Ronald Sugar: I am not sure what rule is he is referring to.
www.aef.org /pub/panel1102.asp   (9424 words)

  
 National Board of Directors - Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund
The Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund is proud to announce that Dr. Ronald D. Sugar has assumed the role of National Chairman of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Fund Campaign.
Sugar is chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of Northrop Grumman Corporation, one of the nation’s three largest defense companies and a leader in the application of high technology to military transformation.
The Board’s charge is to raise the funds required to build the Pearl Harbor Memorial Museum and Visitor Center at the USS Arizona Memorial.
www.pearlharbormemorial.com /site/pp.asp?c=fqLQJ2NNG&b=239178   (159 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman chief visits San Diego North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County columnists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Ronald Sugar points toward models of several of the company's unmanned vehicle systems during a press conference at the Rancho Bernardo facility on Thursday.
During the two-day visit, Sugar and other top executives met with employees, local officials and private companies that Northrop Grumman hopes to do business with.
Company founder Claude Ryan had help, Sugar pointed out Thursday: The aircraft Lindbergh flew was based on a plane perfected with the help of an engineer named Jack Northrop.
www.nctimes.com /articles/2004/11/05/business/news/15_16_2811_4_04.txt   (734 words)

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