Northrop Grumman Names Kastner VP

Corporation has named Christopher D. Kastner as vice president, contracts and risk management for the company's Ship Systems sector. Kastner moves to this position from Northrop Grumman's corporate office where he was director, strategic transactions, with primary responsibility for the negotiation and execution of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Previously, he held increasingly responsible positions in financial management, contract management and business management on the B-2, Joint STARS, and Global Hawk programs in Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems Sector. Kastner earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University and completed an executive management course in mergers and acquisitions at Stanford University.