Northrop Grumman Employees Awarded
for
Leadership and Service in the Community
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Oct. 16, 2006
–Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced
that three employees, Rob Gies, Jay Johnson and Angela
Toney, have received the Top Forty Under 40 award for
leadership, innovation and achievement in their careers,
and their dedication to the community.
Inside Business, a weekly business
journal covering Hampton Roads, Va., started the Top Forty
Under 40 award eight years ago as a way to recognize business
professionals under 40 years of age for their community
involvement. A panel of four judges evaluated more than
100 nominees. The winners were profiled in a special issue
of Inside Business and honored at a banquet on
Oct. 9 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott.
Rob Gies joined Northrop Grumman’s
Newport News sector in 1990 as an engineer in the USS
Enterprise refueling and complex overhaul program.
He has held a number of engineering positions with increasing
responsibility and now serves as an engineering manager.
He is active in the community through his involvement
with the Boy Scouts of America, Cal Ripken Baseball, Old
Dominion University, and the Brown Academy Parent’s
Association.
Jay Johnson has been employed with Northrop
Grumman’s Newport News sector for five years and
has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility.
He currently serves as sourcing manager for capital projects,
facilities, and business services and is responsible for
a $200 million budget. Johnson volunteers in the community
by working with organizations such as the American Red
Cross, United Way, the Less Secure Youth Detention Center,
and Gates of Heaven, Church of the Living God International.
Angela Toney began her career with Northrop
Grumman’s Newport News sector as a senior human
resources representative in 2002. She currently works
as a training program developer. She tutors middle school
children through the sector’s tutoring program,
works actively with the sector’s political action
committee (SHIPPAC), and serves the community through
her participation with the Junior League of Hampton Roads,
the Leadership Institute of the Virginia Peninsula’s
Board of Regents, the Ivy Foundation of Hampton and many
other organizations in the local area.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global
defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop
Grumman provides technologically advanced, innovative
products, services and solutions in systems integration,
defense electronics, information technology, advanced
aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology. With more
than 120,000 employees and operations in all 50 states
and 25 countries, Northrop Grumman serves U.S. and international
military, government and commercial customers.
