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Raytheon’s Swanson Appointed by President to NSTAC

Arlington, Va., May 06, 2004 - President Bush announced on May 6, 2004 that he is appointing William H. Swanson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon Company, to the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC). Mr. Swanson replaces Daniel P. Burnham, who retired from Raytheon last summer.

The President's NSTAC is composed of up to 30 presidentially appointed industry leaders (usually chief executive officers). In its advisory role to the President, the NSTAC provides industry-based analyses and recommendations on a wide range of policy and technical issues related to telecommunications, information assurance, infrastructure protection, and other national security and emergency preparedness concerns. The current NSTAC chair is Dr. Vance D. Coffman, Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation.

In this role, Mr. Swanson leads Raytheon’s government and defense operations that comprise seven major businesses, which generate approximately $15 billion in annual sales and include over 63,500 employees.
Mr. Swanson is also responsible for the four Strategic Business Areas of Raytheon, which are Missile Defense, Precision Strike, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Homeland Security. Before assuming this position, he was a Raytheon Executive Vice President and President of the company’s electronic systems segment.

Mr. Swanson joined Raytheon Company in 1972 and has held a wide range of challenging positions, including manufacturing manager of the company’s Equipment Division, senior vice president and general manager of the Missile Systems Division, general manager of Raytheon Electronic Systems and chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon Systems Company.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Swanson serves on the California Polytechnic State University School of Engineering Advisory Council, the Pepperdine University board of regents, and on the board of visitors of the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University. He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of Electronic Defense. He is a trustee of the Association of the U.S. Army and serves as a member of the National Defense Industrial Association, the Navy League, and the Air Force Association.

A native of California, Mr. Swanson graduated magna cum laude from California Polytechnic State University with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. His graduate work was performed in business administration at Golden Gate University and in 2002 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Pepperdine University.

He was selected as the Outstanding Industrial Engineering Graduate in 1972, and in 1991 was recognized as the Honored Alumnus from California Polytechnic State University School of Engineering. In 2002, Swanson received the Semper Fidelis Award from the U.S. Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation. In 2003,
Mr. Swanson received the Aviation Week & Space Technology Magazine Laurel Award for “significant contributions” to the field of Aeronautics/Propulsion. He was also named the “California Manufacturer of the Year” by the California Manufacturing & Technology Association.

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