Howard V. Knicely

Prior to TRW's recent merger with the Northrop Grumman Corporation, Howard V. Knicely was executive vice president, human resources and communications and a member of the company's Board of Directors. As executive vice president, he led the transition team responsible for the integretion of critical TRW activities and key personnel into Northrop Grumman operations.

Mr. Knicely serves on Kettering University's board of trustees and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the West Virginia University College of Business and Enocomics. He also serves as a trustee of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable.

In 1992 Mr. Knicely received the Society for Human Resource Management's Award of Professional Excellence as the outstanding human resource excutive of the year, and he was one of 12 Fellows inducted into the inaugural class of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR). In 1996 he was named Human Resource Executive of the Year by Human Resource Executive magazine. In 1997 Mr. Knicely completed a three-year term as chair of the NAHR and was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy.