NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that retired U.S. Air Force (USAF) Lt. Gen. Charles R. “C.R.” Davis has been appointed Senior Vice President of Strategy at the company’s Aerospace Systems business segment, effective immediately.
In this newly created position, Lt. Gen. Davis will report to L-3 Aerospace Systems President Mark Von Schwarz. He joins L-3 with more than 30 years of aerospace and defense experience, having most recently served as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Seabury Global Aerospace & Defense Consulting.
“C.R. brings operational expertise and acquisition insight that will provide strategic guidance to our Aerospace Systems business segment,” said Michael T. Strianese, L-3’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “He will work closely with Mark and the Aerospace Systems management team to optimize our performance and pursue growth in this core business area by ensuring that our market-leading offerings in ISR, service-life extension and multi-mission aircraft remain aligned with customer priorities.”
Lt. Gen. Davis’ Air Force career included serving as military deputy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, where he was responsible for research and development, test, production and modernization of USAF programs valued at more than $40 billion annually. He also led the USAF Acquisition organization for more than a year.
In addition, Lt. Gen. Davis served as Commander of the Electronic Systems Center and Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Command, Control and Communications Infrastructure and Networks at Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), as well as Commander of the Air Armament Center and PEO for Weapons at Eglin AFB.
Lt. Gen. Davis is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and holds master’s degrees from California State University, Fresno, and the National Defense University (formerly known as the Industrial College of the Armed Forces). He is a test pilot with more than 3,400 flying hours in 53 types of aircraft.
L-3 Aerospace Systems (L-3 AS) delivers integrated solutions for the global ISR market and provides modernization, upgrade, sustainment, and maintenance and logistics support for a wide variety of aircraft and ground systems. L-3’s aircraft logistics services include modernization and refurbishment, upgrades and sustainment, and maintenance and support for military, government and commercial customers. With locations in 40 states and 29 countries, L-3 AS has the capacity to modify and service hundreds of aircraft 24/7.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of a broad range of communication and electronic systems and products used on military and commercial platforms. L-3 is also a prime contractor in aerospace systems. The company reported 2015 sales of $10.5 billion.
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