Lockheed Martin has recruited Kevin O’Connor as the company’s incoming senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective January 13.
O’Connor will succeed Maryanne Lavan, who is retiring. Lavan will be a strategic adviser through the first quarter of 2025 to help with the transition.
O’Connor is joining Lockheed Martin having most recently been senior vice president and chief legal officer (CLO) for refrigeration and heating, ventilation and air conditioning company Carrier. In that role he has overseen the company’s global legal and compliance issues and has been responsible for government and regulatory affairs.
Before joining Carrier, he was CLO for asset-management firm Point72. He was previously vice president of global ethics and compliance at United Technologies Corporation and a partner at law firm Bracewell. According to his LinkedIn profile, he earlier spent seven years at the US Department of Justice including as associate attorney general of the US and US attorney for Connecticut.
Lavan joined Lockheed Martin in 1990 as an attorney. Before taking on her current role she was vice president of corporate internal audit, providing independent assessments of governance, internal controls and risk management.
Lockheed Martin chair, president and CEO Jim Taiclet says in a statement: ‘Kevin is a proven leader... I look forward to working with him as we continue to prioritize strong governance and delivering more cutting-edge capabilities faster and more affordably to the [US] and our allies.
‘Over her exceptional 34-year career at Lockheed Martin, Maryanne has made a mark on our company through her leadership, guidance and integrity. I appreciate her many years of service and wish her all the best in her next chapter.’
Ben Maiden
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