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About the Company

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 100,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

About the Person

Sondra Barbour is Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) business area and an officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Under her leadership, IS&GS employs 26,000 experienced professionals, who provide advanced information systems, security and services supporting the critical, complex missions of customers worldwide. One of five business areas within Lockheed Martin, IS&GS is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., and operates in all 50 U.S. states and 20 countries around the world. It generated $8.4 billion in sales in 2013.   Most recently, Ms. Barbour was the Senior Vice President of the Enterprise Business Services organization and the corporation’s Chief Information Officer. In this role, she was responsible for all internal information technology operations, including protecting the company’s infrastructure and information from cyber threats. In previous roles, she led the company’s Shared Services and Internal Audit organizations that provided knowledge and oversight of supply chain activities, internal controls, risk management and more. Ms. Barbour spent more than 20 years working at a predecessor of IS&GS, including serving as Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Operations for Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & Solutions. In this role, she was responsible for the Information Technology, Facilities, Supply Chain, Technical Publications, and Environment, Health & Safety operations.  Her career includes extensive leadership and technology experience, notably in the design and development of large-scale information systems. In addition, Ms. Barbour was selected by Fortune magazine as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” in 2013.   Ms. Barbour holds a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in Computer Science and Accounting.