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Northrop

COMPANY

Defense contractor, founded 1939 by Jack Northrop. Morphed into Northrop Grumman in 1994.

Industry:
Aerospace

Ticker:
NYSE:NOC (defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Los Angeles, CA

Sales:
$5.2B (1989)

Employees:
41000 (1989)

EXECUTIVES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Henry A. Byroade
Diplomat
24-Jul-1913 31-Dec-1993 US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1973-77
Jack Northrop
Business
10-Nov-1895 18-Feb-1981 All-wing aircraft
Togo West
Government
21-Jun-1942   US Secretary of the Army, Veterans Affairs

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ivan Getting
Inventor
18-Jan-1912 11-Oct-2003 Global Positioning System

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jackie Cochran
Aviator
11-May-1906 9-Aug-1980 First woman to break the sound barrier

EMPLOYMENT

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Chuck Norris
Actor
10-Mar-1940   Walker: Texas Ranger
William R. Sears
Engineer
1-Mar-1913 12-Oct-2002 Airfoil engineer
Donald Thompson
Business
1963   President, McDonalds USA

EXTRANEOUS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Adnan Khashoggi
Business
25-Jul-1935   Saudi billionaire, arms merchant
Kermit Roosevelt, Jr.
Government
16-Feb-1916 8-Jun-2000 1953 Iran coup




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