Walt Havenstein

Walter P. "Walt" Havenstein is an American businessman, engineer and former United States Marine. Since 2007-01-02 he has been president & CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the US subsidiary of BAE Systems plc and a board member of BAE Systems plc.cite press release |title=Walt Havenstein to Succeed Mark Ronald as BAE SYSTEMS Inc. Head |publisher=BAE Systems |date=2006-09-12 |url=http://www.eis.na.baesystems.com/news_room/06_press/089-2006.htm |accessdate=2007-01-02]

Havenstein graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and received a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School. Havenstein served in the US Marine Corps from 1971 to 1983 and also continued to serve in the Marine Corps Reserve until 2001.cite press release |title=BAE Systems Names Walt Havenstien President of E&IS Operating Group |publisher=BAE Systems |date=2007-06-27 |url=http://www.na.baesystems.com/newsReleases/Local_EIS001-Names_Walt_Havenstein_President_of_E&IS_Operating_Group.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2007-01-02]

Havenstein began his career in the defense industry at ITT Corporation's Aerospace and Communications Division. Havenstein has held executive roles at Raytheon, including vice president and general manager of the Strategic Systems Division, director of business development for the Communications Manufacturing Division, vice president and general manager of the Surveillance and Control Division and vice president for Tactical Data Systems.

Havenstein joined BAE Systems in 2000 when the company purchased Lockheed Martin Aerospace Electronic Systems, including its Sanders subsidiary of which he was president. Aerospace Electronic Systems was renamed BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration and Havenstein was named president. From 2003 to 2005 Havenstein was executive vice president for BAE Systems North America. In a major reorganisation in 2005 BAE Systems North America was renamed BAE Systems Inc., BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration was merged into the newly created BAE Systems Electronics and Integrated Solutions and Havenstein became president of this new operating group.

On 2006-09-12 BAE Systems announced that Mark Ronald, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc. would retire at the end of 2006 and that he would be replaced in these roles and as a BAE Systems plc board member by Walt Havenstein effective from 2007-01-02.

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