Stephen Nolan

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. designs and manufactures aerospace, defense, and commercial products. It operates its business through three segments: Aerospace Group, Defense Group, and Sporting Group. The Aerospace Group develops and produces rocket motor systems for human and cargo launch vehicles, conventional and strategic missiles, missile defense interceptors, small and micro-satellites, satellite components, structures and subsystems, lightweight space deployables and solar arrays, and provides engineering and technical services. It also operates in the military and commercial aircraft and launch structures markets. The Defense Group develops and produces military small, medium and large caliber ammunition, propulsion systems for tactical missiles and missile defense applications, strike weapons, precision munitions, gun systems, aircraft survivability systems, fuzes and warheads, energetic materials and special mission aircraft. The Sporting Group develops and produces commercial ammunition, accessories, rifles and shotguns for the hunting, shooting, law enforcement, outdoor and sporting markets. The company was founded on May 2, 1990 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Esterline Technologies Corp. engages in the manufacture of aircraft parts and components, automated drilling products and machine tool systems. Its brands include Armtec, Auxitrol, CMC, Darchem, Jsanco, Leach, and LRE. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Raytheon Co. is engages in the development and manufacture of defense and security solutions. It operates through the following segments: Integrated Defense Systems, Intelligence, Information, and Services (IIS), Missile Systems, Space and Airborne Systems (SAS), and Forcepoint. The Integrated Defense Systems segment offers air and missile defense, large land- and sea-based radar solutions, command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence solutions, and naval combat and ship electronic systems. The IIS segment provides technical and professional services to intelligence, defense, federal and commercial customers. The Missile Systems segment develops, integrates, and produces missile and combat systems for the armed forces of U.S. and allied nations. The SAS segment designs and manufactures sensor and communication systems used in intelligence, surveillance, precision engagement, and aerial operations. The Forcepoint segment provides cyber security products such as insider threat solutions, data loss prevention, firewall technology, cloud and email security, and cross domain transfer. The company was founded by Laurence K. Marshall, Vannevar Bush, and Charles G. Smith on July 7, 1922 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

TA Aerospace Co. designs and manufactures engineered elastomer products. It produces precision silicone seals for commercial and military aircraft, as well rocket and missile liner insulation material, aerodynamic seals for aircraft engines, seals for cockpit canopies, doors and windows and aircraft conductive seals for electromagnetic interference survivable conditions. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Valencia, CA.

Founded in 2004, Esterline Technologies Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of TransDigm Group, Inc. that specializes in aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment not elsewhere classified. The private company is based in London, UK.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of TransDigm Group, Inc., Darchem Engineering Ltd. is a British world class engineering company that specializes in developing insulation systems for use in high temperature, onerous and confined areas. The private company is based in Edinburgh, UK. Darchem is renowned for the design, manufacture, and installation of bespoke passive fire protection systems. The company is also a leading designer and manufacturer of thermal insulation products to protect key aircraft systems. Darchem is a market leader in the design, manufacture, and installation of a wide range of high integrity engineered products, including non-metallic thermal products such as polyimide film encapsulation, soft-blanket insulation, silicone fire barriers, and composite heat shields. William Reini Meijer has been the CEO of the company since 2013. Darchem Engineering was acquired by Royal Bank Private Equity from The Weir Group Plc on December 23, 2000 for $41.34 million.