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Coutts

Robert B. Coutts

Independent Director
Mr. Coutts retired from the position of Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE), which he held from 2000 to 2008. Previously, Mr. Coutts was President and Chief Operating Officer of the former Electronics Sector of Lockheed Martin from 1998 to 2000. He was elected an officer by the Board of Directors of Lockheed Martin in December 1996. Mr. Coutts held management positions with General Electric Corporation (NYSE) from 1972 to 1993 and was with GE Aerospace when it became part of Lockheed Martin in 1993. Mr. Coutts is the retired Chairman of Sandia Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation, served on the Board of Directors, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance Committee of Stanley Black and Decker (NYSE) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., where he is Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Coutts is a member of the Board of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and on the investment committee of Wesley Theological Seminary. He was elected as a Director of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. in March 2006 and is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee.
Independent Director