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New Raytheon CEO Kennedy Says Core Focus Areas Remain Unchanged

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 31st, 2014

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New Raytheon CEO Kennedy Says Core Focus Areas Remain Unchanged

Raytheon Chairman and CEO Tom Kennedy. Photo: Raytheon

Raytheon’s [RTN] strengths in electronic warfare, air and missile defense, C4ISR and cyber security along with building its workforce, will continue to be areas the company invests in to drive innovation and future growth, Thomas Kennedy, who became the company’s new CEO effective today, said in an internal question and answer interview posted on the company’s website today. “We are already seeing the benefit of these investments in key program wins on Next Generation Jammer and Air and Missile Defense…

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