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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Chief Evans Taking Temporary Leave

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 16th, 2020

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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Chief Evans Taking Temporary Leave

Michele Evans, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics segment. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Monday said that Michele Evans, the company’s executive vice president of its Aeronautics segment, is taking a temporary leave of absence to deal with health issues and that Gregory Ulmer, who oversees the F-35 fighter program, will be acting head of the segment until Evans can return to her duties. Ulmer's appointment to his additional duties is effective December 1. A company spokesperson told Defense Daily after our deadline that "Evans was diagnosed last year with…

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