FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced it has elected
Marianne Brown, chief operating
officer of SunGard Financial Systems, to its board of directors.
The addition of Brown increases Northrop Grumman's board of
directors to 13 members, 12 of whom are independent directors.
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"We are pleased that Marianne
Brown has joined our board of directors," said Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive officer and
president. "Her global leadership and track record of success in
financial services and technology industries will contribute to
Northrop Grumman's focus on performance for our shareholders,
customers and employees."
Brown serves as chief operating officer of SunGard Financial
Systems, a leading provider of software and IT services to
institutions in virtually every segment of the global financial
services industry. She joined SunGard Financial Systems in
February 2014. Prior to that, Brown
was the CEO and president of Omgeo, a global financial services
technology company. Before joining Omgeo, she was the CEO of the
Securities Industry Automation Corporation. Brown began her career
at Automatic Data Processing (ADP) and progressed through a series
of positions of increasing responsibility culminating in her role
as general manager of ADP's Brokerage Processing Services business,
which was subsequently spun off to become Broadridge Financial
Solutions.
Brown earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Concordia College. She holds a variety
of community and philanthropic leadership roles and has received
numerous awards for her business and volunteer work.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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