John Casper is finance and business operations VP for Lockheed Martin‘s electronic systems business which recorded $14.4 billion in 2010 sales.
In a recent interview with ExecutiveBiz, Casper discusses Lockheed’s electronic systems growing international presence which accounted for 26 percent of the unit’s sales and half the corporations international sales last year.
Casper touches on adversity in business and explains that it takes such times for significant lessons to be learned.
He uses the example of when he was an executive at Kodak and the company changed business models from a market leader in chemical imaging to a digital imaging focus.
For more on Casper’s professional background, thoughts on DoD spending cuts and analysis of Lockheed’s growth areas, click here to read his full executive spotlight.
