Mark Russell, chief technology officer at RTX (NYSE: RTX), will retire from the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense company on Jan. 1 after more than four decades of service.
Juan de Bedout, head of aerospace technology at RTX, will succeed Russell in the CTO role, the company said Tuesday.
Russell, who will continue to serve in an advisory role, has led RTX’s technology vision and strategy in the areas of research and development, product cybersecurity and companywide product safety as CTO and global chief engineer at the company.
He has published 16 peer-reviewed papers and holds 36 patents in the areas of high-range resolution radar applications, missile seekers and microwave and millimeter wave components.
As CTO, de Bedout will oversee the defense contractor’s technology and global engineeering team as well as RTX Technology Research Center and RTX BBN Technologies.
Prior to leading aerospace tech at the company, de Bedout served as vice president of advanced technology and engineering effectiveness at Collins Aerospace.
He spent nearly two decades at General Electric (NYSE: GE) and held positions of increasing responsibility, including CTO for GE’s grid solutions business.
The latest executive move came days after RTX named Christopher Calio, president and chief operating officer, as the next CEO. Calio, who will assume the chief executive role in May, will succeed Gregory Hayes, who will continue to serve as executive chairman.
