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Lockheed Martin Names New Skunk Works and Integrated Fighter Group Managers

Frank Wolfe

Monday, January 13th, 2025

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Lockheed Martin Names New Skunk Works and Integrated Fighter Group Managers

A Lockheed Martin photo of OJ Sanchez, the new vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

OJ Sanchez has succeeded John Clark as the vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, and Mike Shoemaker has stepped into the shoes of Sanchez as the new vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Integrated Fighter Group, the company said on Monday. Clark is the newly named company vice president for technology and strategic innovation. Sanchez had been the head of the Integrated Fighter Group since the spring of 2021 when he succeeded Bridget…

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