Northrop Grumman’s next—and first female—CEO has been on a rocketride up the defense contractor’s ranks: Once head of Northrop’s tech-centric mission systems division, Warden was promoted last fall to president and COO, then quickly tapped to take over the top job, effective Jan. 1, 2019. An expert in military-grade IT and cybersecurity, Warden’s latest focus has been overseeing the integration of Orbital ATK, the precision weapon and satellite maker Northrop acquired in June for $9.2 billion.
Company Financials (2017, Or Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year)
| Revenues ($M) | 258,030 |
| Profits ($M) | 20,150 |
| Market Value as of 09/18/18 ($M) | 55,306.8 |