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RTX Appoints Phil Jasper To Lead Raytheon Segment

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, January 4th, 2024

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RTX Appoints Phil Jasper To Lead Raytheon Segment

Phil Jasper has been named to lead RTX's Raytheon segment. LinkedIn photo.

RTX [RTX] on Thursday appointed Phil Jasper as president of its Raytheon operating segment, succeeding Wes Kremer who will retire at the end of March. Japer will report to Chris Calio, president and chief operating officer of RTX. Calio is slated to become RTX’s new CEO on May 2, succeeding Greg Hayes. Jasper, 55, has been president of RTX’s Collins Aerospace’s Mission Systems business unit since 2018. The Collins business provides solutions for military, government, and civil customers. His appointment…

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