Lockheed Martin : Names Greg Gardner Vice President, Investor Relations
August 25, 2016 at 02:29 pm EDT
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BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 25, 2016 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has appointed Greg Gardner to the role of vice president, Investor Relations, effective December 5, 2016. Jerry Kircher, who has worked for Lockheed Martin for 36 years, will retire at the end of the year.
Gardner has been with Lockheed Martin for more than 30 years, taking roles of increasing responsibility in pricing, program finance, financial planning and investor relations. He has served as director, Investor Relations since 2011, participating in all aspects of the investor relations process, including interacting daily with financial analysts and institutional investors and communicating the strategic direction and performance of the corporation.
Greg holds a bachelor's degree of business administration in accounting from James Madison University and a master's degree in business administration from Penn State University. He will spend the coming months meeting with the investment community and transitioning to prepare for Kircher's retirement.
'Jerry has made a significant impact on the Corporation during his tenure and has assisted greatly in its financial success,' said Bruce Tanner, Lockheed Martin's executive vice president and chief financial officer. 'His sound judgment and counsel were influential to many key decisions that contributed to Lockheed Martin's impressive performance. I'm confident Greg's contributions will allow us to continue to create shareholder value in the same manner.'
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 98,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of aeronautic, submarine, and aerospace systems. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of aeronautic systems (40.7%): military and civilian aircraft, primarily for government organizations;
- sale of helicopters, mission and electronic systems (24%): military and commercial helicopters, ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radars, sensors, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, training systems, cyber solutions, command, control and communication systems, surveillance and reconnaissance systems, simulation and training systems, etc.;
- sales of aerospace systems (18.7%): satellite systems, missile systems and space transport systems;
- sale of air defense and fire control systems (16.6%): air and missile defense systems, tactical missiles, precision strike weapons systems, fire control systems, etc. The group also offers support services for mission operations, preparation, technical support, integration services, etc.
Net sales break down by source of income into sales of products (83.3%) and services (16.7%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (74.3%), Europe (9.5%), Asia/Pacific (8.3%), Middle East (5.8%) and other (2.1%).
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