
At least two defense analysts pointed to the commercial experience James Taiclet, the incoming president and CEO of Lockheed Martin [LMT], brings when he takes the helm of the defense giant this June. “We find it intriguing that he has a commercial background and wonder if that’s not a different direction the company starts to explore in 2020-25,” Byron Callan, an aerospace and defense analyst with Capital Alpha Partners, wrote in a March 16 note to clients. Taiclet will join…