The Board of GKN plc is pleased to announce the following appointments:
Chairman Roy Brown is appointed Chairman of GKN plc with effect from 20th May 2004 following the AGM. He will succeed Sir David Lees who retires as Chairman and from the Board on that date. Baroness Hogg is appointed Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of GKN plc with effect from 1st December 2003.
Sarah Hogg (57) joined the Board of GKN plc in 1996 as a Non-Executive Director. Helmut Mamsch is appointed a Non-Executive Director of GKN plc with effect from 1st December 2003. The Board of GKN plc also announces that Dr. Klaus Murmann (71), who was appointed a Non-Executive Director of GKN in 1995 will retire from the Board following the AGM on 20th May 2004.

25 Nov 03. Northrop Grumman Corporation has promoted John C. Golombeck to vice president, engineering and manufacturing – Western Region, operating from its Navigation Systems Division. Golombeck will provide direct support to Dr. Alexis C. Livanos, vice president and general manager, Navigation Systems Division, and will have overall responsibility for the region’s engineering and manufacturing. He will be responsible for engineering and manufacturing processes at subsidiaries and sites located in Toronto and Halifax, Canada; Freiburg and Heidelberg, Germany; Pomezia, Italy; Canton, Mass., and Salt Lake City, Utah.