What Happened?
Waltham, MA-based Raytheon has Promoted Rebecca Rhoads as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 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 cyber security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
About the Person
Rebecca R. Rhoads has been the Chief Information Officer of Raytheon Co. since April 2001 and has been its President of the Global Business Services (GBS) Group since December 20, 2013. Ms. Rhoads is responsible for developing and implementing company-wide information systems and policies, as well as overseeing the technical direction Raytheon Co. is pursuing in the area of information technologies and systems. She served as Vice President of Raytheon Co. from April 2001 to December 2013. Ms. Rhoads served as Vice President, Information Systems Technology of Raytheon’s Electronic Systems segment since February 2000 and as Vice President, Information Technology, Defense Systems business unit of Raytheon Systems Company since July 1999. From 1996 to 1999, she served as Director of the Raytheon Test Systems Design Center, where she was responsible for all aspects of information technology in support of business requirements, including development, direction and implementation of segment-wide information systems. She directed engineering organizations in test systems design, systems reliability, safety and product effectiveness engineering, and manufacturing engineering. Ms. Rhoads has more than 26 years of experience within the defense industry. She began her career with General Dynamics in 1979 as an Electrical Engineer, designing automated test systems for RAM and Stinger missile programs. She worked in the engineering and operations directorates, holding various assignments in engineering and management at General Dynamics Hughes and Raytheon. She taught Electrical Engineering classes at California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Calif. She serves on the Aerospace Industries Association e-Business Executive Steering Group and the Chief Information Officer Editorial Advisory Board. Ms. Rhoads has a bachelor's and master's degree in electrical engineering from California Polytechnic University. She also holds a master's degree in the executive management program from the University of California at Los Angeles Anderson Graduate School of Business Management.
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