Lockheed's Sikorsky deal marks turning point for CEO
Washington
LOCKHEED Martin Corp's decision to buy helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft and sell US$6 billion in lower-margin units marks a clear turning point for Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson, who is shaking up the world's largest weapons maker.
Thrust into the CEO job in January 2013 after retiring CEO Robert Stevens' designated successor was fired for having an affair with a subordinate, Ms Hewson spent her first year largely executing a strategy Mr Stevens had mapped out and repairing tense ties with the Pentagon on the US$391 billion F-35 fighter programme.
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