Arlington, Virginia,
October
16, 2006
EADS North America has named Samuel D. Wyman III to lead the company’s development of its U.S. homeland security business activity.
In his position as Vice President of Homeland Security Programs, Wyman is responsible for further evolving EADS North America’s contribution to security and homeland defense – which already includes the supply of helicopters, aircraft and systems to the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other military and federal agencies. He is based at the company’s Arlington, Virginia headquarters.
Wyman has extensive military, government and industry experience, including combat service as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot, a Senior Policy Analyst in the White House Science Office, a Deputy Office Director at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), along with corporate management assignments with General Dynamics, BEI Defense Systems and the Harris Corporation.
“Sam Wyman brings a unique perspective to EADS North America. We will benefit from the experience gained in a career that has ranged from operational military service to high-ranking positions in government and the corporate world,” said Ralph D. Crosby, Jr., Chairman and CEO of EADS North America.
Prior to joining the company, Wyman was a member of The Spectrum Group, where he was involved in the consulting firm’s strategic planning and positioning, merger and acquisition support, marketing and business development and technology road mapping.
Wyman’s other industry management positions included the President of Harris Corporation’s Microwave Communications Division, Vice President of Systems for BEI Defense Systems, and Executive Director of the Defense Diamond Development Company – a startup joint venture of General Dynamics and the Norton Company.
In government service, he was a Deputy Office Director in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, as well as a Special Assistant to the Director. Wyman also was a senior policy analyst in the White House Science Office, where he was involved in developing policies for telecommunications, conventional force enhancement, critical technology transfer and aeronautics.
While in the U.S. Army, Wyman flew as a combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam; served as a research officer with NASA; and was the Research and Development Coordinator, then Assistant Program Manager (International) for the Apache AH-64 attack helicopter. He also had other command and staff assignments in NATO, and with the U.S. Army in Europe and the United States.
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About EADS North America
EADS North America is the North American operations of EADS, the second largest aerospace and defense company in the world. As a leader in all sectors of defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute over $8.5 billion to the U.S. economy annually and support more than 174,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. With 11 operating companies located in 32 cities and 17 states, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in the commercial, homeland security, aerospace and defense markets.
