Executive Vice President, Electronic Systems

Marillyn A. Hewson is Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Electronic Systems business area.  On April 25, 2012, Lockheed Martin’s Board of Directors elected Ms. Hewson as the Corporation’s next President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1, 2013.

With 2011 sales of approximately $14.6 billion, Electronic Systems is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and employs 45,500 at facilities in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Electronic Systems’ portfolio includes maritime systems, missile defense, platform integration, rotary wing systems, sensors, tactical missiles, unmanned systems, simulation and training, logistics, and energy.  Electronic Systems also manages the Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy, and is part of an industry consortium that operates the Atomic Weapons Establishment in the United Kingdom.

Prior to assuming her current role, Ms. Hewson was President of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration in Owego, N.Y.  In her 29 years with Lockheed Martin, Ms. Hewson held several operational leadership positions including Executive Vice President of Global Sustainment for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; President and General Manager of Kelly Aviation Center, L.P., an affiliate of Lockheed Martin; and President of Lockheed Martin Logistics Services.  She also served in key corporate executive roles, including Senior Vice President of Corporate Shared Services, Vice President of Global Supply Chain Management, and Vice President of Corporate Internal Audit.

Ms. Hewson chairs the Sandia Corporation Board of Directors and serves on the Board of Directors of DuPont.  She is a member of the Association of the United States Army Council of Trustees and is a member of the University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration Board of Visitors.  Ms. Hewson was selected by Fortune magazine as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” in 2010 and 2011.

Born in Junction City, Kan., Ms. Hewson earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in economics from The University of Alabama.  She also attended the Columbia Business School and Harvard Business School executive development programs.