James V. Boone has been named general...

James V. Boone has been named general manager of TRW Inc.’s Electronic Systems Group in Redondo Beach. Boone, a TRW vice president, succeeds Timothy W. Hannemann, who was named executive vice president and general manager last month of TRW’s Space and Defense Sector.

Boone, 57, joined Cleveland-based TRW in 1981 and was named a vice president in 1985. He was named general manager of the group’s Defense Communications Division in 1987.