Scott Webster, a co-founder of space system manufacturer Orbital Sciences, has joined the U.S. arm of global missile technology contractor MBDA Group as chairman, CEO and managing director.
He succeeds Jerry Agee, who will retire from MBDA Inc. this month after four years at the helm, MBDA said Thursday.
At Orbital, Webster has served on the board of directors since the company’s launch and also has served as chairman and CEO of its satellite services subsidiary, business development lead and rocket division systems president.
Agee joined Washington-headquartered MBDA Inc. in June 2009 as chairman, president and CEO after formerly operating his own management and strategy consulting practice for nearly a year.
Prior to that, he held a more than two-decade career at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) that included service as a corporate vice president and three years as president of the mission systems sector.
In the latter role, he led operations in the defense and intelligence business lines including areas such as command and control, network communications and missile systems.
He became deputy president of the sector in 2004 after holding other roles such as deputy general manager for the strategic systems business and the VP and GM positions for intelligence systems and federal enterprise systems.
