IFBEC Leadership
IFBEC is managed by a Steering Committee composed of representatives from member companies including: BAE Systems Plc., The Boeing Company, L3Harris Corporation, Leonardo DRS, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Raytheon Technologies, Rolls-Royce Plc., Saab, Safran, and Thales.
Governance
Steve Pegg,
IFBEC Chair
Steve is responsible for implementing all aspects of the Lockheed Martin ethics program in countries of operation outside of the USA; an appointment held since 2015. Based in the UK, and operating with a small international team, the role includes providing ethics guidance, training of leadership, employees and third parties as well as leading internal investigations. Steve has personal responsibility for the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and oversight responsibility for his team covering other global regions.
An engineer by background, Steve commenced his professional career as a Flight Test Engineer. He has been with Lockheed Martin since 2001. Prior to his current ethics role, Steve worked in a range of Supply Chain and Program Management roles.
Steve is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I) and has spoken at many forums including the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), the Ethics and Compliance Institute (ECI), the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE), the International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct (IFBEC), the Conference Board and also chairs the ADS Business Ethics Network (ADS BEN).
Chris Crowder,
IFBEC Vice Chair
Chris Crowder leads the Ethics & Compliance function for Airbus in North America. Chris has spent his career helping the world’s most sophisticated multinationals solve their strategic, legal, financial and compliance -related problems. Past experiences include a clerkship with the Delaware Supreme Court; private practice at Skadden, Arps in New York; investment banking at Salomon/Citibank in Silicon Valley; on-the-ground cross-border work as Chief International Counsel for Scotts Miracle-Gro in Europe; and over a decade running M&A and Compliance teams for Airbus in the US and Europe. Mr. Crowder graduated summa cum laude from the St. Louis University School of Law, has an MBA from Columbia and is admitted to the Bars of California, New York, and Virginia (corporate).
IFBEC Charter
The IFBEC Charter is the governing document of IFBEC. It establishes the IFBEC’s purpose, membership criteria, the IFBEC Task Force, officers and meetings, financing, and other matters relating to the functioning of IFBEC.