Bethesda, Md., USA - January 25, 2013, Bethesda, Md., USA - Lockheed Martin Corporation announced that it has appointed Rick F. Ambrose as executive vice president of Space Systems, and Sondra L. Barbour as EVP of Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), effective April 1, 2013.
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Mr. Ambrose joined Lockheed Martin in 2000 and is currently the vice president and deputy at Space Systems.
Prior to his current assignment, he led the IS&GS-National business and has held various leadership positions in Space Systems and our former Mission Systems and Sensors business that will prove valuable as he moves the Space business forward.
Mr. Ambrose has successfully managed complex organizations and has worked closely with defense, intelligence, civil and commercial customers throughout his career.
He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from DeVry Institute of Technology, a master's degree in business administration from the University of Denver, and has attended the Wharton Executive Development Program.
Ms. Barbour was appointed to her current position as senior vice president and chief information officer in 2008. Previously she spent more than 20 years in IS&GS, where she served in program management, and as CIO and vice president of operations.
In partnership with Gooden, Barbour helped define our new cyber security business, which offers integrated, multi-layer solutions to combat cyber threats for government and commercial customers.
Ms. Barbour has also led Lockheed Martin’s Corporate Shared Services and Corporate Internal Audit, where she worked across the enterprise to deploy scalable technology and operational efficiency solutions.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and accounting from Temple University.
The company also announced that Joanne Maguire, currently Executive Vice President (EVP), Space Systems, and Linda Gooden, currently EVP, Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) will retire, effective April 1, 2013.
Ms. Maguire serves on the board of directors for United Launch Alliance, a Lockheed Martin joint venture, and on the board of Lockheed Martin UK, which oversees the Corporation’s interests in Great Britain.
Ms. Maguire assumed her current position in 2006. She previously served as Vice President and Deputy to the Executive Vice President of Space Systems.
She joined Lockheed Martin in 2003 serving initially as the company’s Vice President, Special Programs, focused on sensitive national security space system developments.
Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, Ms. Maguire enjoyed a career at TRW’s Space & Electronics sector (now part of Northrop Grumman) participating in missions spanning national security, civil, and international space.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).
Ms. Maguire also completed the executive program in management at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and the Harvard Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security.
She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011 and is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and a member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA).
Ms. Maguire is the first female to receive the prestigious International von Karman Wings Award presented by the California Institute of Technology for her visionary accomplishments in space, and was honored with UCLA’s Alumni Achievement Award.
She received the National Defense Industrial Association’s distinguished Peter B. Teets Space Division award for contributions that have strengthened national security by direct application of space capabilities and enhanced the industrial technology base.
Ms. Maguire has been selected numerous times by Fortune magazine to its annual list of “50 Most Powerful Women in Business.†Girls Inc. honored her as a “leader and role model for young women,†and she received the Society of Women Engineers’ Upward Mobility Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions in aerospace engineering and for pioneering work in technology and diversity management.
Prior to assuming her current role, Ms. Gooden was Executive Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Information Technology & Global Services business area, and before that she was President of Lockheed Martin Information Technology.
She was Vice President of Lockheed Martin’s Software Support Services unit from 1994 and earlier held other positions of increasing responsibility.
Ms. Gooden received her degree in Computer Technology from Youngstown State University and completed post-baccalaureate studies at San Diego State University.
She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Maryland, University College.
Ms. Gooden was awarded an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from the University of Maryland University College in recognition of her service to the community and to higher education.
She successfully completed the Executive Program Manager course at the Defense Systems Management College in 1998.
In 2011, Ms. Gooden was inducted into the prestigious Career Communications Hall of Fame. Fortune magazine named her as one of the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business, she was featured as one of Black Enterprise magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America, and she was inducted into the Maryland Business Hall of Fame and named to Corporate Board Member magazine’s Top 50 Women in Technology.
Ms. Gooden was selected as Executive of the Year by the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards and as Black Engineer of the Year by U.S Black Engineer and IT magazine. ■