Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that on December 19, 2022, pursuant to the proxy agreement, by and between the Company, the proxy holders, Leonardo US Holding Inc. (US Holding), Leonardo - Societa per azioni and the United States Department of Defense, US Holding reappointed, Mr. David W. Carey and appointed Dr. Louis R. Brothers, each as a proxy holder director to the Board of Directors of the Company. Each appointment is effective January 1, 2023. Dr. Brothers was appointed to replace Mr. Peter A. Marino as a proxy holder director of the Board, whose term is due to expire on December 31, 2022 at which point he will cease to be a proxy holder director.

Mr. Carey’s term as a proxy holder director was due to expire on December 31, 2022. The Board reappointed each of Mr. Carey and appointed Dr. Brothers as a Class C Proxy Holder to hold such office until December 31, 2025 or their earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Carey will continue to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and as Chair of the Company’s Government Security Committee.

The Board appointed Dr. Brothers to the Company’s Government Security Committee and Audit Committee, effective January 1, 2023. Concurrently, effective January 1, 2023, the Board appointed Ms. Frances F. Townsend to serve as Lead Outside Director of the Board until earlier resignation or removal, replacing Mr. Carey in such function. Dr. Reginald Brothers has served as Operating Partner at AE Industrial since 2022.

Prior to joining AE Industrial from June 2020, Dr. Brothers served as the CEO of BigBear.ai which brings together leading-edge data management, analytics, artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, cybersecurity and computer network operations to deliver advanced decision support solutions to government and business leaders. Dr. Brothers was also the Chief Executive Officer at NuWave Solutions from June 2020 until its merger with PCI. From 2018 to 2020 Dr. Brothers served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Peraton and from 2017 to 2018 was a Principal with the Chertoff Group.

Prior to that, he served as Under Secretary for Science and Technology at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 2014. In this role he was responsible for a science and technology portfolio that included basic and applied research, development, demonstration, testing and evaluation with the purpose of helping DHS operational elements and the nation’s first responders achieve their mission objectives. From 2011 to 2014, Dr. Brothers served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research at the Department of Defense.

In this position, he was responsible for policy and oversight of the Department’s science and technology programs and laboratories. He held senior roles at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, BAE Systems, Draper Laboratory, Envoy Networks and MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Dr. Brothers has been awarded five patents and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.

Dr. Brothers currently serves on the Board of Directors of AE Industrial portfolio companies: American Pacific Corporation and Redwire. Dr. Brothers is also a member of the Department of the Air Force Science Advisory Board, a Distinguished Fellow of the Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology, a member of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Advisory Board, a member of the MIT Visiting Committee for Sponsored Research and a Trustee of Riverside Research. Dr. Brothers received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Tufts University, a master of science degree in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University, and a doctoral degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Dr. Brothers provides invaluable guidance to the Board through his over 25 years of experience in the defense, government services and technology industries.