EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 17, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has named Catherine H. Blades vice president for communications
and public affairs at its Space and Airborne Systems business.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080617/NETU018 )
Blades came to Raytheon from Lockheed Martin where she was director of
marketing and international communications for a $12 billion aeronautics
business. Overseeing an extensive network of public relations firms, she
led communications initiatives to identify and create opportunities to
support capture, keep-sold and market-development activities in 40
countries.
She also created and placed domestic and international advertising,
served as managing editor of customer publications, guided trade show
activities, and directed marketing research and branding.
Before joining Lockheed Martin, she was director of public relations
and senior communications counsel for Neill Corp., a leading distributor of
Aveda beauty products, and manager of media and community relations for
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., an international publicly-held company.
Earlier in her career she served by gubernatorial appointment as
executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.
In that role, she managed a staff of appointees and civil servants and a
17-member board representing a diverse cross-section of industry and
community leaders. She also oversaw public and media relations,
environmental and government affairs, and the internal and external
communications functions.
In addition, she has worked in print and broadcast journalism. A native
of New Orleans, she earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications at
the University of Southwestern Louisiana and is a Loyola University
Environmental Communications Fellow.
Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems is a leading provider of sensor
systems giving military forces the most accurate and timely actionable
information available for the network-centric battlefield. With 2007
revenues of $4.3 billion and 12,000 employees, SAS is headquartered in El
Segundo, Calif. Additional facilities are in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.;
Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international locations.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Art Bentley
310.647.3266
Arthur_H_Bentley@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Art Bentley of Raytheon Company,
+1-310-647-3266, Arthur_H_Bentley@raytheon.com
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