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Out Of The Starting Gate, L3’s Kubasik Hires Former Navy Acquisition Chief Stackley

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, January 8th, 2018

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Out Of The Starting Gate, L3’s Kubasik Hires Former Navy Acquisition Chief Stackley

Sean Stackley, president of L3Harris Technologies' Integrated Mission Systems segment. Photo: U.S. Navy.

L3 Technologies [LLL] on Monday said it has hired Sean Stackley, the Navy’s former top acquisition official, to a new position that will have him focus on aligning the company’s capabilities with its strategy, business opportunities, and mergers and acquisitions.The hire is L3 President and CEO Christopher Kubasik’s first as the chief of the company. He became CEO on Jan. 1, following the retirement of Michael Strianese, who is still chairman of L3.Kubasik joined L3 in 2015 and has been…

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