OTTAWA, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company has appointed David
O'Blenis as president, Raytheon Systems Canada Ltd.
From his offices in Ottawa, Canada, O'Blenis will serve as the company's
principal interface with Canadian defense and other government agency
customers. He joins Raytheon from Honeywell Canada, where he was president
and chairman of Honeywell companies in Canada. Prior to assuming those
positions, he was president, AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada and chairman
AlliedSignal companies in Canada.
From 1997 to 1999 O'Blenis served as vice president, Business Development
and Government Affairs for AlliedSignal Aerospace Canada. He joined
AlliedSignal in 1995 as the regional director of Canadian Programs for
AllliedSignal. Prior to that time he served as the deputy commander in chief,
North American Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colo., capping a career
in the Canadian Armed Forces.
O'Blenis currently is the chair, Canadian NATO Industrial Advisory Group
(NIAG); co-chair, Defense Industrial Advisory Group; co-chair, NIAG
International Defense Industrial Ad Hoc Working group; and, executive director
of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada.
"We are extremely pleased to have David join us to lead our anticipated
explosive growth in the Canadian aerospace and defense market over the next
few years," said Tom Culligan, Raytheon's executive vice president of Business
Development and president of Raytheon International Inc. Raytheon Systems
Canada Ltd, with more than 1500 employees at six locations across Canada,
serves the aerospace and defense sectors with a broad range of high technology
products and services.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is a
global technology leader in defense, government and commercial electronics,
and business and special mission aircraft.
Contacts:
Dave Shea Adrienne White
703.284.4245 (United States) 604.821.5188 (Canada)
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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Related links:
http://www.raytheon.com
CONTACT:
Dave Shea, 703-284-4245, (United States), or
Adrienne White, 604-821-5188, (Canada), both of Raytheon
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