Steven S. Fendley — Corporate Senior Vice President and President of Unmanned Systems Division at Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Mr. Steven S. Fendley has been a Corporate Senior Vice President and President of Unmanned Systems Division at Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. since January 17, 2017. Mr. Fendley is responsible for Kratos' tactical unmanned combat aerial systems business, unmanned aerial target drone, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne systems and KUSD's related avionics, electronics and command and control business. Going forward, Mr. FitzPatrick continue to work with key KUSD customers and partners and continue to be directly involved in Kratos' government affairs initiatives. He has been Executive Chairman of 5-D Systems, Inc. Mr. FitzPatrick joined Kratos in September 2014 as the Vice President of Tactical Platforms Operations, where he has led the development of Kratos' initial UCAS aircraft, the Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22). Prior to his appointment, Mr. Fendley served as the Senior Vice President - General Manager/Chief Technology Officer for KUSD's Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEi) business unit, where he was responsible for leading and managing the overall CEi business, including a strong focus on driving technology-based new high performance unmanned aerial system platform growth, expanding CEi's target drone systems portfolio and aircraft legacy and driving KUSD's unmanned tactical aerial system initiatives. Mr. Fendley served as Vice President of Engineering for CEi, where he worked closely with the CEi team to, among other things, significantly enhance the overall technical team capability and the system performance of CEi's unmanned aircraft portfolio. Mr. Fendley served as the President of 5-D Systems, Inc. Mr. Fendley's career has been focused on the development of high performance unmanned and optionally-piloted aircraft and aerial systems; including both aerial targets and tactical unmanned aerial systems and vehicles. Over his career, Mr. Fendley's defense industry roles for various defense contractors, including Westinghouse, Tracor, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, 5-D Systems and CEi/Kratos; have spanned from electrical/systems engineering, engineering management, program management and executive management.