Louise L. Francesconi,
Retired President of Raytheon Missile Systems; Director 2008

Ms. Francesconi began her career in a financial management position for Hughes Missile Systems Company, which was acquired by Raytheon in 1997. After advancing to serve as Hughes Missile Systems Company's Chief Financial Officer and, later, its Chief Operating Officer, she was named President of Hughes Missile Systems Company in 1996. Following Raytheon's acquisition of Hughes' defense business, she was elected a Raytheon vice president and general manager of Missile Systems in November 1999, and was subsequently appointed president in August 2002. She stepped down from that position on July 1, 2008.

Ms. Francesconi serves on the boards of directors of the Tucson Airport Authority and Stryker Corp., a medical technology company. She also is a member of the Tucson Medical Center HealthCare Board of Trustees and the University of Arizona Eller College of Management's National Board of Advisors. Age 56.