Lawrence Prior, who abruptly resigned on Monday as the CEO of ManTech International [MANT], yesterday was named as BAE Systems Inc.‘s executive vice president of service sectors.
This position was established with the recent strategic realignment of BAE Systems Inc. to support the priorities of the Defense Department and other U.S. agencies, enhance responsiveness, and improve cost competitiveness and organizational agility, a company statement said.
Prior, who had been CEO at ManTech the past year, will report to Linda Hudson, president and CEO of BAE Systems Inc.
In this new role, Prior will build and strengthen senior-level customer relationships, develop market strategies, execute integrated company business plans, and drive productivity improvements that are critical to the future success and continued growth of BAE.
Prior, as one of the three leaders that form the Office of the President & CEO of BAE Systems Inc., also will also become a member of the BAE Executive Committee, providing leadership to the global enterprise.
Hudson said: “Larry’s fresh perspective, proven track record, and diverse experience will enable BAE Systems to focus on the identification, pursuit and capture of existing and emerging opportunities in the intelligence, security and readiness and sustainment markets. I will look to him to lead our efforts to improve our company’s agility and capabilities to respond to the ever-changing needs of our customers in a financially constrained environment.”
Prior has extensive private and public sector experience. Before joining ManTech, he was an executive at SAIC [SAI].