Raydon gates biography
Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates, AO, CSM (born 1 January ) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy.
Rear Admiral Raydon William Gates, AO, CSM (born 1 January ) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Navy....
Lockheed Martin Australia appoints new leadership
Katherine Ziesing | Canberra
Lockheed Martin made the announcement yesterday that serving local chief executive Raydon Gates is stepping down after six years in the job.
He will leave the organisation in December and Vince De Pietro, who retired from the RAN earlier this year after a 40-year career, will take his place.
ADM can also exclusively confirm that former Chief of Air Force Air Marshal (Retd) Geoff Brown has joined the Lockheed Martin Australia board as a non-executive member from August 1.
ADM spoke with both gentlemen yesterday about the transition in leadership and also the changes the local business is going through.
“As our global CEO Marylyn Hewson said, we’ve got a focus on international growth with a target of 30 per cent,” Gates said.
“Our purchase of Sikorksy and Sikorsky Helitech in Australia means that our headcount of roughly 1,100 people will be maintained in the com