Vance D. Coffman
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Vance D. Coffman
A former president, CEO and chairman of Lockheed Martin, and an astronautical engineer. Coffman joined the company in 1967 and developed a satellite-positioning system, the Hubble telescope and the MILSTAR communications satellite. He became president and COO in 1996, CEO in 1997, and chairman in 1998.
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Born in 1944 in Kansas, Coffman earned his bachelor of science in aerospace engineering and his Ph.D. from Stanford University in aeronautics and astronautics. He retired from Lockheed in 2005 after working with the company for 38 years.
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Vance D. Coffman
Vance D. Coffman (born April 3, 1944) was the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He was elected to the Board of Directors of 3M on 12 May 2009.[1]
Biography
He is a graduate of Iowa State and Stanford engineering programs along with the program for senior executives at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
References
- ^ "3M Board Declares Quarterly Dividend and Authorizes Stock Contribution to Pension Plan; Company Announces Results of Shareholder Voting". NewsBlaze. 12 May 2009. http://newsblaze.com/story/2009051215185800002.bw/topstory.html. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
External links
- Reference for Business biography
- Forbes profile, with remuneration amounts
- John Deere Board of Directors biography
- Lockheed Martin press release
- Juggle.com report on Lockheed Martin, reporting MIT/Sloan
- Iowa State faculty information
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