16th Jun 2005 07:00
BAE SYSTEMS PLC16 June 2005 BAE SYSTEMS APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Board of BAE Systems plc has appointed Peter Weinberg as a non-executiveDirector of the Company with effect from today, 16 June 2005. Richard Olver, Chairman of BAE Systems, said, "I am extremely pleased to welcomePeter to our Board. He is an excellent executive with strong management andinvestment banking experience, coupled with an understanding of US, UK andinternational business operations. This will enable him to make a significantcontribution to furthering BAE Systems' strategy of being the premiertransatlantic defence company. Following Peter's appointment, the Board islooking to appoint two additional non-executive directors by the end of theyear, at least one of whom will be an American." Peter Weinberg has recently been appointed Senior Director, Goldman Sachs Inc.Previously, Peter was Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs International,co-Head of the Partnership Committee and a member of the firm's ManagementCommittee. Prior to that, he was co-Head of the Global Investment BankingDivision. He joined the firm as a Vice President in 1988 and became a Partner in1992. He has dual citizenship of the United States of America and the UnitedKingdom. 16 June 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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