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BAE Systems Promotes Two Executives

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

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BAE Systems yesterday said Tom Arseneault has been appointed executive vice president, Product Sectors and chief technology officer. Larry Prior, who currently serves as executive vice president, Service Sectors, has been named chief operating officer for BAE Systems Inc. “Both Tom and Larry are proven and trusted leaders, and I look forward to partnering with them in their new roles to further improve our performance, leverage our remarkable people and capabilities, and maximize our cost-competitiveness to satisfy our customers’ needs…

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