Northrop Grumman names Kevin Bell corporate lead executive for Dayton, OH

Northrop Grumman Corp. announced on June 16 that it has appointed Kevin Bell corporate lead executive for company business in Dayton, OH. Bell reports to Timothy Jones, vice president for aviation and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

“I am pleased to welcome Kevin as our new lead executive in Dayton,” said Jones. “He understands the challenges that our customers are facing and is well-known locally having supported Northrop Grumman business in this area for the past eight years.”

In his new role, Bell represents the company to customers in the Dayton region including those at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

Bell has supported Northrop Grumman customers in Dayton as a business development representative and a sector lead executive. Prior to joining Northrop Grumman, he served more than 26 years in the Air Force, retiring as assistant to the commander, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base. His extensive and successful Air Force acquisition experience includes assignments as the senior acquisition adviser to the Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan, system program director for the KC-767 Aerial Refueling Tanker Lease Program and director of the F/A-22 Fighter Aircraft Engine Program.

Bell earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Valdosta State College, Valdosta, GA, and a master’s degree in management from Troy State University, Troy, AL. He also attended the Air War College, and Air Command and Staff College.