[SatNews] ATK (NYSE: ATK) announced that its Board of Directors has elected Stephen M. Nolan as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development. Mr. Nolan was previously interim Senior Vice President of Business Development. The Board also elected Jay Tibbets as Senior Vice President and President Sporting Group. Mr. Tibbets previously served as Senior Vice President and interim Sporting Group President.

As Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Mr. Nolan will be responsible for the formulation of ATK's corporate strategy and will lead the company's business development activities across the organization. He joined ATK in 2006 and has held a series of increasingly responsible positions during his tenure, including Vice President and General Manager of the Advanced Systems division. Prior to that, he was the Vice President and Deputy General Manager of the Aerospace Structures division.

Mr. Tibbets has served as interim President of ATK's Sporting Group since February of 2013 and previously served as Senior Vice President for Business Development since 2010. He also served as Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for ATK Armament Systems and as Director of Business Development for ATK Conventional Munitions.