Northrop Grumman Names David Reith Vice President of Finance and Controller for Electronic Systems Sector

Northrop Grumman Names David Reith Vice President of Finance and Controller for Electronic Systems Sector
February 9, 2010

LINTHICUM, Md. - Feb. 9, 2010 - Northrop Grumman Corporation
(NYSE:NOC) has announced the appointment of David Reith as vice
president of finance and controller for the company's Electronic
Systems sector, effective immediately.

In his new position, Reith will provide controller oversight
for the sector and will be responsible for all sector financial
functions, including estimating and pricing, rates and budgets,
government liaison, financial accounting and reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley
compliance, program planning and financial control, financial planning,
and financial modeling.

Reith joined the company at Baltimore in 1987 in the business
management organization and has held a number of management and
executive-level positions at Electronic Systems and other Northrop
Grumman sectors. In 2001, he was appointed business manager for the
communications systems business and one year later was promoted to
sector controller for the company's Newport News Shipbuilding sector.

In 2008, Reith was appointed vice president and controller for
the Technical Services sector. He most recently served as business
operations director and chief financial officer for National Security
Technologies LLC, a joint venture led by Northrop Grumman's Technical
Services sector, which was created to operate the Nevada Test Site for
the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration.

Reith earned a bachelor's degree in business administration
from Western Maryland College (McDaniel College).

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security
company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products,
and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems,
shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial
customers worldwide.

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