HERNDON, Va., Jan. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. company Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has named two new vice presidents to run its Technical Services sector.

The company said in a statement Thursday it had "appointed two vice presidents at its Technical Services sector, which provides base operations, infrastructure support, performance-based logistics, supply chain management, training support and services to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of State, NASA, other governmental agencies and international customers."

"David Reith has been appointed vice president and controller and Gregory A. Schmidt has been appointed vice president and general manager of strategic planning and operations," Northrop Grumman said.

"These executive appointments fill critical positions that will directly contribute to the sector's business performance and strategic growth objectives," said James Cameron, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Technical Services.

"Both of these proven leaders bring strong technical and managerial skills gained through positions of increased responsibility from within the greater Northrop Grumman enterprise. Their track record of success reinforces our vision of 'Driving to be the Best in the World at What We Do,'" Cameron said.