Mark S. Newman is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of DRS Technologies, Inc. He joined the Company in 1973, four years after its founding, and became President and CEO in 1994, after serving many years as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. He was named a director in 1988, and in 1995, was elected Chairman of the Board.

Under Mr. Newman’s leadership, DRS has become an established market leader on several of the most important 21st century military platforms and holds a key position in the markets it serves. The Company has grown from a small specialty electronics supplier to a highly diversified defense technology provider with annual revenues exceeding $3 billion. DRS is well positioned as one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world.

Mr. Newman is active with many important professional organizations. He is a director on the board of Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and a member on the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). He also serves as a member of the Navy League of the United States, the National Defense Industrial Association, the Association of the U.S. Army and the Surface Navy Association, among other professional affiliations. He is a past chairman of the American Electronics Association (AeA).

Mr. Newman is also a director on the boards of Congoleum Corporation, Refac Optical Group and EFJohnson Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Newman earned a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Master’s of Business Administration degree in financial management from Pace University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Newman has received numerous awards and honors. He is a recipient of the RADM John J. Bergen Industry Award, presented by the Navy League of the United States, as well as the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Semper Fidelis Award. Other honors include induction into the New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame and the Tri-County Scholarship Foundation Hall of Fame. He is also a past winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Robert F. Mehmel is President and Chief Operating Officer for DRS. In this position, he provides oversight of the company’s C4I, RS&TA, Sustainment Systems, and Technical Services Segments.

Under Mr. Mehmel’s tenure, DRS has grown to become a highly diversified defense technology provider and one of the fastest growing defense technology companies in the world, with annual revenues of $3.3 billion in fiscal 2008.

Mr. Mehmel joined the company in 2001 as Executive Vice President, Business Operations & Strategy, and has over 20 years of experience in corporate development, finance and strategic planning in the aerospace, defense and high-technology industries. He has been responsible for the review and analysis of corporate-wide operational activities, as well as the development and implementation of strategic planning initiatives to ensure the achievement of long-term business objectives. He also leads the company’s efforts for identification, analysis and qualification of acquisition candidates and the management of post-acquisition integration efforts.

Before joining DRS, Mr. Mehmel was Director, Corporate Development at Jabil Circuit, Inc. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Planning at L-3 Communications Corporation from its founding. At L-3, he was responsible for merger and acquisition-related activities, including integration efforts.

Additionally, Mr. Mehmel was responsible for operational activities, including financial planning, facilities planning and coordination of environmental, health and safety activities throughout the corporation. Earlier, he held various positions in divisional and corporate management with Lockheed Martin Corporation, Loral Corporation and Lear Siegler, Inc.

Mr. Mehmel earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Iona College and is a member of the board of directors of the United Industrial Corporation.

James M. Baird is President of the Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Business Segment. Based in Dallas, Texas, he is responsible for directing the company’s business operation with an emphasis on maximizing growth, profit and return on invested capital. He also formulates the company’s strategies and policies and acts as the principal liaison with customers, the financial community and the general public. Mr. Baird has spent his career working to provide the war fighter with the best, most advanced equipment possible.

Baird is a 26-year veteran of the military electro optics industry. Prior to assuming the President of RS&TA position, Jimmy spent seven years as the Vice President and General Manager of DRS Infrared Technologies. Since being acquired from Raytheon in 1998, the infrared unit, under Jimmy Baird’s direction, has tripled its annual revenue and achieved profitability as a business unit; becoming one of the dominant players in the military uncooled focal planed array sector.

Baird began his career with Texas Instruments (TI) in 1971. Initially working as a manufacturing engineer in metal fabrication, he eventually served in a number of management positions with the company’s fabrication facility. In 1980, he began to focus on electro-optics while working as a manufacturing manager on TIs’ forward-looking infrared system for the United States Air Force F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter. He later served as a member of the program management team on two major U.S. Army programs: the Chaparral Air Defense Infrared System and the Commander’s Independent Thermal Viewer development program, both involved extensive infrared system development and manufacturing.

Baird earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and his master’s degree in administration from Southern Methodist University. He is an avid golfer; an active member of the American Council on Thermal Imaging; serves on the Military Sensing Symposium Executive Committee and is an active member of his church and community.

Thomas G. Cornwell is President of the Sustainment Systems Business Segment, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Cornwell assumed these duties in October 2006 after serving for six months as Vice President and General Manager of the DRS Sustainment Systems small business unit, which was formerly part of the Sustainment Systems and Services (S3) Group.

Before becoming the Vice President and General Manager of this small business unit, in May 2006, Mr. Cornwell served for five years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Engineered Air Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Engineered Support Systems, Inc. (ESSI), before it was acquired by DRS on January 31, 2006.

Before becoming President and CEO of EASI in 2000, Mr. Cornwell served in various positions in increasing responsibility in Systems & Electronics, Inc., another ESSI subsidiary, for 24 years. He began as a purchasing agent in 1976 and rose to the position of Director, Program Management.

Cornwell is active with many important professional organizations. He is a member of the Airlift Tanker Association, the Association of the U.S. Army, the National Defense Industrial Association, and the
U.S. Navy League.

Cornwell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and a Masters in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University. Since 1990, he has also been an adjunct professor at Webster University located in St. Louis.

Dr. Mitchell Rambler is President of the company’s Technical Services Segment, which provides integrated communications, integrated security, and engineering and logistics solutions and services to primarily Department of Defense customers. The Technical Services Segment generates approximately $650 million annual revenues and employs 1,500 professionals worldwide.

Dr. Rambler is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience in managing businesses involving advanced technology and complex systems integration. He joined DRS Technologies in January 2006 with the acquisition of Engineered Support Systems, Inc. Prior to that, Dr. Rambler was the Senior Vice President for Military Operations at BAE Systems. Previous positions served include Senior Vice President for Corporate and Strategic Development at The Centech Group, International Sales Director for Perot Systems, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cyntergy Corporation, Chief Operating Officer of Universal Systems and Technology (UNITECH), and Corporate Executive Vice President and Sector President of Mantech International.

Dr. Rambler also served the government intelligence community and NASA. He earned a B.S. degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and an Ed.M. and Ph.D. in Space Science from Boston University.

Steven T. Schorer is President of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence Business Segment. In this role, he leads four strategic business units. The units include: command, control and communications (C3), tactical systems, intelligence technologies and power systems.

Schorer has more than 20 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry, with a diverse background in general management, international business development, program management and engineering. Before assuming his position at DRS, Schorer served as President and General Manager of the Ocean Systems division of L-3 Communications, formerly a part of AlliedSignal. Under his management Schorer grew its revenue and backlog, while increasing profit and cash flow, transforming Ocean Systems into one of L-3’s most profitable businesses.

Before joining AlliedSignal, Schorer held senior positions at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company as a marketing executive and product line manager. Earlier, he held several challenging program management positions, as well as engineering assignments in radar, combat and weapon systems development, at Raytheon and Hughes.

Schorer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts and performed coursework for a Masters of Business Administration degree at Pepperdine University. He also graduated from the executive management program at the Anderson School of Executive Management, University of California, Los Angeles.

Schorer is a member of the American Defense Preparedness Association, U.S. Navy Submarine League, National Helicopter Association and the Air Force Association.

Lt. GEN Jerry L. Sinn, USA (Ret.)
Senior Vice President, Land Warfare Strategic Plans & Programs

Lt. General Sinn joined the Company in January 2007 after a stellar 38-year career with the U.S. Army. During that time, he served as the Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Financial Management and Comptroller. Before that, he served as the Director of the Army Budget for the Assistant Secretary of the Army. He was a leader and chief strategist regarding Army budget matters in the last eight years of his Army career. Lt. General Sinn enlisted in the Army in 1968 and served in the Vietnam conflict as a "tunnel rat,” performing underground search-and-destroy missions in the very extensive underground tunnels and complexes that were pervasive in South Vietnam. Lt. General Sinn’s other assignments included tours of duty with engineer battalions and brigades, infantry divisions, personnel centers, and training and doctrine commands. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College.