Rob Weiss Appointed Executive Vice President of Global Sustainment for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Robert F. Weiss has
been named executive vice president of Global Sustainment at Lockheed Martin
Aeronautics Co., where he is responsible for ensuring lifetime support and
logistical services for all Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) military aircraft
products, including the F-35, F-22, F-16, C-130J, C-5, U-2 and various other
legacy aircraft.
He previously served as vice president of Business Development for
Aeronautics since 2005. Weiss replaces Marillyn Hewson, who in September was
named president of Lockheed Martin's Systems Integration Company in Owego,
N.Y.
"Developing our sustainment business is a strategic priority," said Ralph
Heath, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin, and president of Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics. "Our customers must know that we will stand by them and
our products no matter what."
Weiss will drive sustainment strategies across all Aeronautics programs,
ensuring the company has the core competencies required to meet customer
expectations throughout the product lifecycle. His office will be at
Aeronautics' headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas.
"Our experienced Global Sustainment team provides our customers the tools,
technologies and support they need to conduct day-to-day worldwide operations
and meet their national security objectives," Weiss said. "Our actions,
responsiveness and program performance demonstrate to our customers that we
stand behind our products and are committed to helping them meet their
toughest challenges," he said.
Lockheed Martin is a major supplier of logistics systems and lifetime
support and performance-based logistics services to military and civil
government customers. The corporation provides solutions for platform
maintenance, modifications and repair, material readiness and distribution,
and global supply chain command and control.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security
company that employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged
in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment
of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation
reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.
