Marie Mendoza, vice president and general counsel of Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) since late 2015, has elevated to a senior VP role at the San Diego-based contractor.
As SVP and general counsel, Mendoza will continue oversight of Kratos’ corporate legal functions, communications with its outside counsel and strategic efforts related to all business and legal matters, the company said Tuesday.
She assisted the defense firm's legal team along with its compliance and contract management executives across all business units over the past eight years.
Before joining Kratos in 2011, she was a partner at GCR LLP and Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP.
Mendoza’s more than two-decade career includes experience representing public and private sector entities in matters such as contract disputes, trademarks, governance, labor and employment.
