Company Leadership – Karl J. Krapek

Company Leadership - Karl J. Krapek

Karl J. Krapek

Former President and Chief Operating Officer
United Technologies Corporation

Karl J. Krapek was elected to the Northrop Grumman Board of Directors in 2008.

Krapek served as president and chief operating officer of United Technologies Corporation from 1999 until his retirement in January 2002. At United Technologies Corporation, he served for 20 years in various management positions, including executive vice president and director in 1997; president and chief executive officer of Pratt & Whitney in 1992; chairman, president and chief executive officer of Carrier Corporation in 1990; and president of Otis Elevator Company in 1989. Prior to joining United Technologies Corporation, he was manager of Car Assembly Operations for the Pontiac Motor Car Division of General Motors Corporation.

In 2002, Krapek became a co-founder of The Keystone Companies, which develops residential and commercial real estate. Krapek chairs the Finance Committee for the Board of Directors at Trinity Health of New England. He is a director of Prudential Financial, Inc. and American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our employees define possible every day.

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