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L3Harris Names Former Collins Aerospace Exec To Lead Communications Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023

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L3Harris Names Former Collins Aerospace Exec To Lead Communications Systems

Samir "Sam" Mehta, president of Communications Systems, L3Harris Technologies. LinkedIn photo.

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Tuesday named Samir “Sam” Mehta as the new president of its Communications Systems segment, succeeding Dana Mehnert, who is retiring after 38 years with the company. Mehta retired last October from Raytheon Technologies [RTX] where he most recently served as president of Advanced Structures and before that as president of Mechanical Systems. Before the merger of Raytheon and United Technologies Corp. (UTC), Mehta was president of Aftermarket Services for UTC Aerospace Systems. Mehta also spent more…

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