07 Sep 2005
The Board of BAE Systems plc has appointed Philip J. Carroll Jr. and Roberto Quarta as non-executive Directors of the Company with effect from today, 7 September 2005.
Dick Olver, Chairman of BAE Systems said, “I am extremely pleased to welcome Phil Carroll and Roberto Quarta to our Board. They are both accomplished executives with a wealth of operational and boardroom experience in managing complex international businesses. They will make a significant contribution to furthering BAE Systems’ strategy of being the premier transatlantic defence company.”
Philip Carroll is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Fluor Corporation and the former president and chief executive officer of Shell Oil Company Inc. He was appointed by the United States Department of Defense in 2003 to serve as the first Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.
Active in a variety of professional and civic organizations, Mr. Carroll serves on the boards of American Express Funds, Vulcan Materials Company and the Texas Medical Center. He previously served on the board of Scottish Power plc. He is a member of the board of the American Air Museum in Britain, the National Petroleum Council, as well as an honorary life member of the American Petroleum Institute.
Mr. Carroll, a US citizen, earned a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Loyola University in New Orleans and a Master's degree in physics from Tulane University of Louisiana.
Roberto Quarta’s management experience spans a broad range of manufacturing and service businesses with global operations. He is chairman (and was formerly chief executive) of BBA Group plc, and as a partner of the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice he also serves as chairman of Rexel SA, one of the world’s largest electrical products distributors, and Italtel, a global provider of telecommunications network integration products and services, two of the firm’s portfolio businesses. He was previously an executive director of BTR plc and a non-executive director of PowerGen plc and Equant NV.
Based in the UK, Mr. Quarta was born in Italy and is a naturalised US citizen and served for six years in the US Army. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts, where he serves on the Board of Trustees.
About BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. The company designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, fighting vehicles, radar, avionics, communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems.
BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has more than 90,000 people and generates annual sales of over 14.8 billion through its wholly owned and joint venture operations.
With these appointments, the BAE Systems Board of Directors is as follows:
Non-Executive Directors
Dick Olver, Chairman
Professor Sue Birley
Philip Carroll Jr.
Dr. Ulrich Cartellieri
Michael Hartnall
Sir Peter Mason
Rt. Hon. Michael Portillo
Roberto Quarta
Peter Weinberg
Executive Directors
Mike Turner CBE, Chief Executive
Chris Geoghegan, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Lester, Group Legal Director
Steve Mogford, Chief Operating Officer
Mark Ronald CBE, Chief Operating Officer
George Rose, Group Finance Director
