Michael Dippold is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Leonardo DRS. Mr. Dippold was appointed to his current position on January 1, 2017. As the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr. Dippold is responsible for overseeing Leonardo DRS’ financial activities and operations, SEC reporting, Tax & treasury functions, as well as economic and business related strategies.
Throughout his 15 years at the Corporation, Mr. Dippold has held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, including overseeing complex transactions, highlighted by the RADA merger launching Leonardo DRS into the public markets. Prior to assuming the position of CFO, Mr. Dippold served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller for DRS Technologies. In this role, he was responsible for the company’s financial management, government compliance, audit and audit committee interface, as well as financial oversight on all strategic dispositions and mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining Leonardo DRS, Mr. Dippold spent 4 years at KPMG where he worked primarily on Defense Industry client accounts including DRS Technologies. As an auditor, Mike assisted DRS Technologies in various transformational events including the acquisitions of Integrated Defense Technologies and Engineering Support Systems as well as the implementation of Sarbanes Oxley.
Mr. Dippold received a BS in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University in 2003.