Aerospace Systems exec named

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. -- Northrop Grumman appointed Thomas P. Mendez, Jr., vice president and controller of its Aerospace Systems sector. Mendez will be responsible for financial planning and analysis; financial reporting and accounting; budgets, rates and overhead management; government relations and compliance; resource management; and property administration for the sector. (Source: Northrop Grumman via PRNewswire, 02/10/14) Gulf Coast note: The Northrop Grumman Unmanned Systems Center, Moss Point, Miss., is in the Aerospace Systems sector.