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Mark Ronald is an American engineer with strong ties to the defense industry. Until 2007-01-02 he was President & CEO of BAE Systems Inc., the US subsidiary of BAE Systems plc and also served as a board member and Chief Operating Officer of BAE Systems plc.
In 2006 Ronald was received the John Curtis Sword Award from Aviation Week. The magazine's President Tom Henricks said "[Ronald's] energy and leadership across the Atlantic reflects the spirit of the Curtis Sword to foster Anglo-American aerospace cooperation."
He is a graduate of Bucknell University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering. He received his Master of Science in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York (now New York University Tandon School of Engineering).