Tue, Sep 09, 2003
BAe Systems Names Walter Havenstein Executive Vice
President
BAe Systems North
America has named Walter P. Havenstein as its executive vice
president, effective immediately. In this newly created position,
Havenstein will be responsible for directing and integrating
several key functional areas of the business, including operations,
engineering, strategy and finance. He will report to Mark Ronald,
president and CEO. In announcing the appointment, Ronald said, "I'm
extremely pleased that Walt will be joining the North America
corporate staff. He will move us quickly towards a more integrated
enterprise and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
organization.
"Walt had a very successful tenure at our Information and
Electronic Warfare Systems (IEWS) business unit. I look forward to
Walt's leadership, experience and knowledge of our industry in his
performance of this key role."
Havenstein served as president of the Nashua (NH) IEWS unit --
and the former 'Sanders unit' -- since May 1999. Before joining
Sanders as executive vice president in February 1999, he was vice
president and general manager of the Strategic Systems Division for
the Command, Control, Communication and Information Systems (C3I)
Segment of the Raytheon Systems Company, Falls Church (VA).
Havenstein joined Raytheon (E-Systems) in 1991 as director of
business development for the Communications Manufacturing Division
and advanced through positions of increasing responsibility
including vice president and general manager of the Surveillance
and Control Division and vice president for Tactical Data Systems.
He previously served in business development and program management
positions at the ITT Aerospace and Communications Division.
Havenstein holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering
from the U.S. Naval Academy and a master's degree in electrical
engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. He served on active
duty in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1971 to 1983, specializing in
tactical communications and systems acquisition management, and
completed his career in the Marine Corps Reserve in 2001.
Havenstein is a member of the Marine Corps Association, Navy
League, and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics
Association. He is also on the editorial board of the Association
of Old Crows' Journal of Electronic Defense, and on the Board of
Directors of the New England Council, New Hampshire's Business and
Industry Association, and the Marine Corps Scholarship
Foundation.
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