Lockheed Martin has appointed Evan Scott, a 26-year company veteran, as chief financial officer.
The defense technology company said Thursday Scott succeeds Jesus “Jay” Malave, who stepped down from the CFO role to pursue other opportunities.
“Over his 26 years at Lockheed Martin, Evan has earned the utmost respect as an experienced finance and operations leader, with deep understanding of our business and mission,” said Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed.
“I am confident he is the right choice to drive our continued growth and lead our finance organization with excellence,” added Taiclet, a two-time Wash100 awardee.
In this capacity, Scott will oversee Lockheed’s financial strategies, operations and processes.
Evan Scott’s Career Background
According to his LinkedIn profile, Scott most recently served as vice president and CFO of Lockheed’s missiles and fire control business.
Since joining Lockheed in 1999, the finance executive has held roles of increasing responsibility, including VP and CFO for the defense contractor’s space business, and VP and treasurer.
The Syracuse University finance and accounting graduate has a master of business administration degree in finance from the University of Maryland.
Scott is a graduate of Lockheed’s Finance Leadership Development Program and Finance Leadership Academy.