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Thomas G. Cornwell

Thomas G. Cornwell is Vice President / General Manager of DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Cornwell assumed these duties in October 2008, in conjunction with the acquisition and reorganization of DRS Technologies by Italian defense contractor Finmeccanica.

From October 2006, Mr. Cornwell was President of the DRS Sustainment Systems Business Segment, after serving for six months as Vice President / General Manager of the DRS Sustainment Systems small business unit, formerly part of the Sustainment Systems and Services (S3) Group.

Before that, 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 DRS acquired that company on January 31, 2006.

Prior to becoming President and CEO of EASI in 2000, Mr. Cornwell served in various positions of increasing responsibility at Systems & Electronics, Inc., another ESSI subsidiary, for 24 years. He began with the company as a purchasing agent in 1976.

Mr. Cornwell is active with many community and professional organizations. He is a board member of the St. Louis Community College Foundation, is on the AAIM Management Association Board of Directors, is a member of the Board of Trustees of Webster University, and is also a member of the St. Louis Science Center Board of Trustees. Mr. Cornwell is also 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.

Mr. 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.

DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, is a leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors worldwide. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A., employing more than 70,000 people worldwide. For more information about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's website at www.drs.com.