John Rood Named Lockheed Martin Int'l Business SVP; Marillyn Hewson Comments

John Rood, vice president of government affairs at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), will transition into new roles as senior vice president of the company’s international business organization and corporate officer by March 7.

HeÂ will overseeÂ the organization’s expansion strategies as well as facilitate its government relations, client engagements and industrial partnershipsÂ in the international market, Lockheed said Monday.

In 2015, Â international sales accounted forÂ 21 percent of Lockheed’sÂ overall revenue and roseÂ 6 percent fromÂ the previousÂ year.

RoodÂ will succeed Pat Dewar, who has been named SVP of international strategic initiatives atÂ theÂ aerospace and defense contractor and will retire from the company in August.

“John has more than 25 years of public and private sector experience, with a deep understanding of our business and strong customer relationships, ” said Marillyn Hewson, Â Lockheed chairman, president and CEO and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2016.

RoodÂ joined the company in June 2014 as VPÂ of domestic business development and operations and previously was head of business development at Raytheon (NYSE: RTN).

His government serviceÂ career includes positionsÂ within the Defense Department, Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Council and State Department.

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