NOBLE, a leader in sustainment and operations support for the U.S. Military and civilian government, announced the appointments of Michelle Coyne Skubic and Robert J. McGill to its Board of Managers. Each of these distinguished appointees brings decades of operational leadership and expertise in strategic planning, operations, risk management, and analytics.
“I am thrilled to welcome Vice Admiral Michelle Coyne Skubic and Mr. Robert J. McGill to our Board,” said Tom Noble, Co-founder and CEO of NOBLE. “NOBLE is fortunate to benefit from the expertise of these accomplished leaders as we advance our mission to provide expedited procurement of world-class products, logistics, services, and training for our customers.”
Vice Admiral Michelle Coyne Skubic, U.S. Navy, Retired
Michelle C. Skubic is an executive with proven expertise in global logistics, corporate strategy, supply chain, contracts, and acquisition management. She served an exemplary 35+ year military career in Navy/DoD logistics and sustainment, facilitating global operational readiness for all DoD forces in multiple roles. Michelle is the first woman promoted to Vice Admiral in the Navy Supply Corps and to serve as Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Chief of the Navy Supply Corps, and Commander of Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP).
Michelle earned her reputation for exceptional leadership as the 20th Director of DLA, where she managed a global workforce of 25,000 civilian and military personnel and implemented nearly $50B in annual contracts and sales across eight supply chains with worldwide storage and distribution networks.
Michelle crafted her capacity for strategic planning and operational efficiency through a series of high-profile leadership roles with the United States Navy and the Department of Defense (DoD). As the Commander of NAVSUP and 48th Chief of the Supply Corps, Michelle directed a 22,500-person logistics enterprise that enabled the allocation of resources across a $34 billion goods-and-services portfolio for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, joint, and coalition forces.
Michelle's extraordinary military career has been recognized through a series of prestigious awards, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the National Defense Transportation Association's DoD Distinguished Service Award, among others.
ROBERT J. (Bob) McGill
Bob McGill is the former CEO of Spectra Aerospace & Defense (A&D) and a current aerospace and defense Private Equity Advisor/Partner. His 40+ year career in the aerospace and defense industry – specifically in the avionics, sensors, and defense electronics segment – demonstrates his leadership expertise across executive management, strategy development and execution, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), technology and new product development, and P&L management.
In February 2021, Bob partnered with Vance Street Capital, a Los Angeles-based PE firm, to form Spectra A&D through a triple merger of CALCULEX Inc., Argon Corporation, and FDS Avionics Corporation, and then completed two international add-on acquisitions. Before that, he was COO of CALCULEX, Inc. and a Board Member – Executive Director of FDS Avionics.
Bob’s career also included executive-level P&L positions at General Dynamics, as VP/GM of Global Imaging Technologies, and at L-3 Communications, as Displays Group President. Before joining L-3 Communications, he held business development, engineering, and manufacturing positions with GEC Marconi Avionics, Miltope Corporation, and Sperry Corporation.
Bob has previously served as a Board Member for privately held Burch-Lowe, Inc., and for publicly traded Aerosonic Corporation. In addition, he was recently elected to the Board of the Breakthrough Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) organization.
ABOUT NOBLE
NOBLE is a leader in global sustainment and operations support for the U.S. Military and civilian government. The company offers an unparalleled range of mission-critical products and services, including top brands and cutting-edge solutions across six domains: aerospace, C5ISR, CBRNE, expeditionary, MRO, and tactical. With operations in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, NOBLE rapidly deploys routine and emergency orders, even to high-risk geographical areas.
