LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. company Northrop Grumman said Monday it has chosen two new vice presidents for its shipbuilding sector.
Northrop Grumman Corporation said in a statement it had "appointed two vice presidents to key positions in its newly formed Shipbuilding sector, effective immediately."
"George Simmerman, Jr. will serve as vice president, assistant general counsel and sector counsel, and Jerri Fuller Dickseski will serve as sector vice president of communications. Simmerman is based in Pascagoula, Miss. and Dickseski is based in Newport News, Va.," Northrop Grumman said.
"I am delighted to name these two outstanding professionals as the first appointments to my staff," said Mike Petters, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. "George is a seasoned and highly regarded attorney and Jerri has earned respect from the media, our customers and her industry colleagues. Both will be vital to the transition process as we align Shipbuilding's Newport News and Gulf Coast operations."
"Simmerman will be responsible for all legal advice for the new sector. He will report to W. Burks Terry, corporate vice president and general counsel. He joined the company in 1991 as a division counsel at Ingalls Shipbuilding and has held positions of increasing responsibility and most recently served as vice president, assistant general counsel and sector counsel at the company's former Ship Systems sector," Northrop Grumman said.
"Dickseski will be responsible for all communications functions including media relations, employee and executive communications, special events, and trade show support at Shipbuilding's Newport News and Gulf Coast locations," the company said.
"She most recently served as the sector director, communications, for the company's former Newport News sector. Dickseski joined the company in 1991 as a writer and editor for Newport News Shipbuilding," Northrop Grumman said.
