POMEZIA, Italy -- Oct. 5, 2011 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has appointed Marco Clochiatti as general manager of Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), the company's navigation systems subsidiary based in Pomezia, Italy.
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In his new position, Clochiatti will be responsible for all programs and operations at NGI, which provides high-accuracy inertial navigation systems; integrated navigation and safety systems; tactical systems; and life cycle support. NGI systems are in service worldwide on many fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, land vehicles and missiles.
Most recently, Clochiatti served as programs integration director at Northrop Grumman's Navigation Systems Division (NSD), based in Woodland Hills, Calif. He has more than 35 years of experience in engineering, business development, business management, product transition to production, and business unit oversight.
Clochiatti has held positions of increasing management responsibility throughout his career, including previous leadership roles as business development director, technical director and equipment engineering director at NSD from 1982 to 2001. Clochiatti has a strong understanding of Northrop Grumman's business from the nearly 20 years that he has served the company.
Before rejoining Northrop Grumman earlier this year, Clochiatti was deputy general manager and vice president at L-3 Communications Ocean Systems, which specializes in acoustic undersea warfare systems.
Clochiatti earned degrees in electronic engineering, including an undergraduate degree from Istituto Tecnico Industriale "Arturo Malignani" in Udine, Italy, and a doctorate from Politecnico di Torino in Torino, Italy.
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