Mark S Newman

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of DRS. Mr. Newman became a director in 1988. Mr. Newman, who has been employed by us since 1973, was named Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in 1980 and Executive Vice President in 1987. In May 1994, Mr. Newman became our President and Chief Executive Officer and in August 1995, became Chairman of the Board. Mr. Newman is a director of Congoleum Corporation and EFJ, Inc. He is a director of Business Executives for National Security (BENS) and also is a member of the Board of Governors of the Aerospace Industries Association. Mr. Newman and Mr. Rosen, a director of DRS, are first cousins.