SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aerojet, a GenCorp company, announced that Matthew Hawes has joined the company as Director of Business Development for Missile Defense. Mr. Hawes will operate from Aerojet's Washington, D.C. office as the primary business development interface with missile defense customers in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Mr. Hawes comes to Aerojet with extensive experience in both the U.S. Navy and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). He was qualified in Submarines and had more than six years in congressional and public affairs activities during his active duty service, and as a government support contractor. His service in the MDA includes his most recent assignment as the Chief of Staff and Technical Director, Office of the Deputy Director for Test, Integration and Fielding. Prior to that, Mr. Hawes held the position of Chief of Staff and Director, Independent Technical Assessments, Office of the Deputy Director for Engineering for the MDA. Previous assignments within the MDA include Special Assistant to both the Technical Director and the Technical Advisor.
Mr. Hawes holds a Bachelor of Science in Government and Politics, a Minor in Management from the University of Maryland and a Master of Public Administration from American University. His knowledge and experience with the government agencies and groups involved in missile defense will serve to strengthen Aerojet's position in this key product segment.
Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile, space propulsion and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate business segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale and leasing of the company's excess real estate assets. Additional information about Aerojet and GenCorp can be obtained by visiting the companies' Web sites at http://www.aerojet.com/ and http://www.gencorp.com/.
