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L3 Harris Leaders, Founders, Executives, And Board Members

L3Harris has been the leading aerospace and defense innovation for nearly 50 years. As a leading innovator across industries, it continues to offer its customers solutions and build a safety culture. Get to know the L3 Harris Leaders, Founders, Executives, and Board Members here!

L3Harris Corporation Executive Team

Here is the L3 Harris Corporation top executive team.

Christopher Kubasik, Chief Executive Officer and Chair, l3 harris corp leadership, ceo of l3harris corporation

Christopher Kubasik

Chief Executive Officer and Chair

Christopher Kubasik became the Chief Executive Officer in June 2021. He ensures that the company has the latest technologies for defense and business in the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains. He’s been in charge as the Vice Chair, President, and CEO since the L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation merger in June 2019.

Dana Mehnert, President of Communication Systems

Dana Mehnert

President of Communication Systems

Dana A. Mehnert is the President of the Communication Systems segment of L3 Harris. He oversees the company’s overall portfolio, including tactical and airborne radios, battle management systems, night vision technology, and professional and public safety networks and products. He also manages the strategy, financial performance, and operational execution of the company’s products and services.

Jon Rambeau, President of Integrated Mission Systems

Jon Rambeau

President of Integrated Mission Systems

Jon Rambeau took over the President of L3Harris’ Integrated Mission Systems position after Sean Stackley’s resignation. He is in charge of the business unit’s focus on providing cutting-edge ISR platforms to foreign clients on land and at sea.

Stackley has 26 years of expertise in the aerospace and defense business. Previously, he was Lockheed Martin’s vice president and general manager of integrated warfare systems and sensors.

Edward Zoiss, President of Space and Airborne Systems

Edward Zoiss

President of Space and Airborne Systems

Edward Zeiss has been President of Space and Airborne Systems for L3Harris Technologies since 2019. He oversees the company’s classified intelligence, avionics, electronic warfare, and cyber defense operations. Before his current position, he was vice president and general manager of the defense business unit within Harris Government Communications Systems.

Michelle Turner, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, l3harris cfo

Michelle Turner

Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President

In January 2022, Michelle Turner became L3Harris Technologies’ new Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President. She is responsible for monitoring both internal and external financial reports. It includes Sarbanes Oxley compliance, Securities and Exchange Commission compliance, financial operations, and investor relations.

Before joining L3 Harris, she was the VP and Chief Financial Officer of Raytheon Company for ten years. One of her notable handled projects is the $6B Space & Airborne Systems business unit of Raytheon.

Ross Niebergall, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President

Ross Niebergall

Chief Technology Officer and Vice President

As the Chief Technology Officer and Vice President, Dr. Ross Niebergall oversees the company’s engineering, technology, and corporate strategy group. Most of his responsibilities include:

  • Directing the business’s overall technology strategy
  • Ensuring research and development spending aligns with the company’s growth goals
  • Overseeing all corporate security and program management operations

Jim Girard, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Jim Girard

Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Jim Girard is the current L3Harris Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. His responsibility revolves around human resources (HR) activities for the organization, including the following:

  • Employee and industrial relations
  • Talent acquisition
  • Career development
  • Diversity and inclusion
  • Compensation and benefits
  • Performance management

Girard joined Harris as VP of HR for government communication systems in 2014. He helped develop and implement the segment organization after the Exelis acquisition.

L3Harris Corporate Board of Directors

Christopher E. Kubasik, chief executive officer

Christopher E. Kubasik

Kubasik has three decades of aerospace and defense industry experience and joined L3 Technologies in 2015. After being named CEO and elected to the board in January 2018, he was elected chair in May 2018.

Sallie B. Bailey, former executive vice president and chief financial officer from Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Sallie B. Bailey

Sallie B. Bailey has been on the L3Harris board since 2018 and chairs the Audit and Finance Committees. Bailey is a former executive vice president and chief financial officer from Louisiana-Pacific Corporation.

Peter W. Chiarelli, retired U.S. Army

Peter W. Chiarelli

General Peter W. Chiarelli is a retired U.S. Army and serves as chair of the Innovation and Cyber Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Army general Chiarelli retired from the U.S. Navy and became a board member in 2012. He is also a former chairman of Interologic Inc., which helps impact-oriented organizations achieve their goals via data and analytics technologies.

Thomas A. Corcoran, L3Harris' board

Thomas A. Corcoran

Thomas A. Corcoran has been on L3Harris’ board since 1997 and serves on the Audit and Finance Committees. Corcoran has been running a private management consulting firm since 2001.

Thomas A. Dattilo, former chairman and senior adviser to Portfolio Group

Thomas A. Dattilo

Thomas A. Dattilo has been an L3Harris board member since 2001. He participates in the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. During 2012-2014, he was Harris’ chairman. Dattilo advises investment companies. He was chairman and senior adviser to Portfolio Group from 2013 to 2016 and Cerberus from 2007 to 2009.

Roger B. Fradin, consultant for The Carlyle Group

Roger B. Fradin

Roger B. Fradin is a member of L3Harris’ board of directors and the Innovation and Cyber Committee. He is also the current chair of the company’s Finance Committee. Besides his ties with L3Harris, Roger is a consultant for The Carlyle Group.

Joanna L. Geraghty, former COO of JetBlue

Joanna L. Geraghty

Joanna Geraghty recently joined the L3Harris board and Audit Committee. She is known for being the COO of JetBlue, where she handles the commercial operations of the company.

Retired Navy admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr.

Admiral (Ret.) Harry B. Harris, Jr.

Retired Navy admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr. recently joined the L3Harris board. He also sits on the company’s Innovation and Cyber Committee. Way back in 2018-2021, Harris served as the United States ambassador to the Republic of Korea.

Lewis Hay III, Head of the Compensation Committee

Lewis Hay III

Lewis Hay III has been involved with the company’s board of directors since 2002. He is also the current head of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.

Lewis Kramer, Ernst & Young LLP

Lewis Kramer

Lewis Kramer has been a director at L3Harris since 2009. He serves as a member of the company’s Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. He previously worked for Ernst & Young LLP in 1981 and retired in 2009.

Rita S. Lane, Retired Senior Vice President

Rita S. Lane

Since 2018, Rita Lane has served on the board of L3Harris or its precursor. She is an active member of both the Finance and Compensation Committees.

Lane is a retired Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, and Chief Procurement Officer of Motorola Solutions, Inc in 2006. She also became the VP of Operations of Apple Inc from 2008 to 2014.

Robert B. Millard, former chairman Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation

Robert B. Millard

Robert B. Millard has been serving the board of directors at L3Harris since 1997. Aside from being on board, he is also part of Nominating and Governance Committee, Innovation and Cyber Committee, and Lead Independent Director. Millard served as chairman emeritus after being chairman of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporation from 2014 to 2020.

Lloyd W. Newton, retired U.S. Air Force, Air Education and Training Command

Lloyd W. Newton

Lloyd W. Newton is a retired U.S. Air Force, Air Education and Training Command who has served on the board of L3Harris since 2012. Newton retired as a four-star general and served at Pratt & Whitney Military Engines as executive VP until 2006.

ristina L. Zamarro, former Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Christina L. Zamarro

Christina L. Zamarro is the newest member of the L3Harris board of directors, joined in July 2022. Previously, she was the Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Her expertise includes strategic planning and analysis, risk management, and investor relations.

About L3Harris Corporation

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L3Harris Technologies is a large defense contractor and IT services provider in the United States. The company is a product and service provider of cutting-edge defense and commercial technology for the air, land, sea, space, and cyber sectors.

Who is the Founder of L3Harris Corporation?

L3Harris has roots in the Industrial Revolution and early space industry. Frank Lanza, Robert LaPenta, and the Lehman Brothers started the corporation. First, Charles and Alfred Harris built an automatic sheet feeder for printing presses in 1890.

Harris Automatic Press Companies partnered up with Seybold Machine Company and Premier-Potter. Fast forward, the company had revolutionary inventions like Thaw Telescope, Victor Talking Machine, and Practical Microwave Scanning Radar. Today, L3Harris is one of the largest federal contractors and most successful enterprises.

Where is L3Harris Corporation Headquarters?

The L3Harris Corporation’s defense and technology headquarters resides in Melbourne, Florida. The company operates in 33 locations around the United States, including New Jersey, Colorado, and Los Angeles.

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