Alleace Gibbs, vice president of communications at Northrop Grummans (NYSE: NOC) technology services sector, has been named VP of communications at the defense contractors mission systems sector in a move that takes effect Jan. 1.
Gibbs will report to Lisa Davis, corporate VP of communications, and oversee the development and execution of communications programs in her new unit, Northrop said Wednesday.
She previously served as director of employee communications at the firms former electronic systems sector.
Yolanda Murphy, director of enterprise communications for Northrops aerospace systems sector, will succeed Gibbs as VP of communications for the technology services unit in January.
Murphy will also report to Davis and join the companys communications council.
Her career at Northrop includes time as communications director for mission systems sectors airborne command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and space ISR systems division and manager of communications and public relations at former ES sectors advanced concepts and technologies division.