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John H. Young, Jr. President and CEO EADS North America Defense Company April 10, 2006

Scoping the Leadership Challenge. John H. Young, Jr. President and CEO EADS North America Defense Company April 10, 2006 . R&D Programs Continue to Increase Share of Total Defense Outlays. RDT&E Outlays as a Percentage of Total RDT&E and Procurement.

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John H. Young, Jr. President and CEO EADS North America Defense Company April 10, 2006

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  1. Scoping the Leadership Challenge John H. Young, Jr. President and CEO EADS North America Defense Company April 10, 2006 NCMA World Congress 2006 : Achieving High Performance in Global Business: Leadership, Outsourcing, & Risk Management

  2. R&D Programs Continue to Increase Share of Total Defense Outlays RDT&E Outlays as a Percentage of Total RDT&E and Procurement • The number of RDT&E contracts have increased dramatically • Greatest challenges and performance risks faced in the development phase • Production contracts less likely to materialize • Our ability to manage increased risk has been affected • Diminishing leadership workforce • Aging workforce predicament affecting both the Aerospace/Defense industryand DoD’s acquisition community NCMA World Congress 2006 : Achieving High Performance in Global Business: Leadership, Outsourcing, & Risk Management

  3. Significant decrease in the 30-45 Age Group since 2000 2005 NCMA Membership Survey Survey Mean Age = 48.9 years Company X Mean Age in 2005= 46.4 years Avg. Age by 2010 = 50+ years Company X Mean Age in 2000 = 42.7 NCMA World Congress 2006 : Achieving High Performance in Global Business: Leadership, Outsourcing, & Risk Management

  4. Mean = 16.6 years Median = 17.0 years Company X 43% >20 years Company X 32% <10 years Company X 25% 10-20 years (Future Leadership Pool) 2005 NCMA Membership Survey NCMA World Congress 2006 : Achieving High Performance in Global Business: Leadership, Outsourcing, & Risk Management

  5. Challenges • Between 40 percent and 60 percent of the workforce will be eligible to retire in the next three to five years • Creates a leadership shortage that has not been seen before • Capturing intellectual capital and past experience • Jeopardy of losing “corporate” knowledge • Developing the next leadership cadre • Broad experience, training and personal development • Attracting and retaining a workforce with the appropriate skills and experience level • Competing with commercial market • Enticing young professionals NCMA World Congress 2006 : Achieving High Performance in Global Business: Leadership, Outsourcing, & Risk Management

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