HUNTSVILLE, AL – Titomic Limited (ASX: TTT), a global advanced manufacturing company operating within the U.S. and allied defense industrial base, today announces the appointment of retired Lt Gen Henry “Trey” Obering as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective 11 March 2026.
Lt Gen Obering brings extensive experience in missile defense systems, space architectures, and the acquisition of complex national security capabilities. His appointment reflects Titomic’s commitment to strengthening its leadership and strategic engagement within the U.S. defense industrial base as the Company expands advanced manufacturing solutions supporting aerospace, missile defense, and national security programs.
Lt Gen Obering retired from the United States Air Force with more than 35 years of distinguished service, including serving as Director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), where he led the development, testing, and fielding of the nation’s Ballistic Missile Defense System. As Director, he was the Department of Defense Acquisition Executive responsible for the United States’ $10 billion annual missile defense portfolio and oversaw an organization of more than 8,500 personnel supporting critical national defense capabilities.
Prior to his leadership at MDA, Lt Gen Obering served as Mission Area Director for Information Dominance on the Air Staff, where he planned and programmed 68 joint, Air Force, and international programs with a combined budget of approximately $28 billion.
Following his military career, Lt Gen Obering joined Booz Allen Hamilton, where he served as Executive Vice President based in Herndon, Virginia. In this role he advised senior defense and intelligence community leaders on acquisition strategy, advanced technologies, and national security programs. He also led the firm’s Acquisition Program Management and Logistics Functional Community, supporting the development of hundreds of acquisition professionals across the organization.
Lt Gen Obering also led a comprehensive review of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the Director of National Intelligence, helping establish a new charter and organizational framework for the agency.
Lt Gen Obering entered the Air Force in 1973 after graduating from the University of Notre Dame’s ROTC program as a distinguished graduate. He received his pilot wings in 1975 and flew operational assignments in the F-4E Phantom II. Later, he served in the NASA Space Shuttle program, participating in 15 space shuttle launches as a NASA orbiter project engineer responsible for integrating firing room launch operations.
Other assignments during his career included tours with the Air Force Inspector General, the Defense Mapping Agency, and the Electronic Systems Center.
Lt Gen Obering has twice been awarded the Department of Defense’s highest non-combat award, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, for exceptional leadership. He was also honored by the National Defense Industrial Association’s Missile Defense Division with the 2011 Kadish Award for Acquisition Excellence.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University.
