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Article: United States : Hudson will be bae s new boss in North America.
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- TendersInfo
- Article date:
- October 27, 2009
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Byline: datta03
BAE Systems has appointed a new head for its US operations, as the British defence contractor fights to salvage one of its biggest contracts with the Pentagon.
Linda Hudson, 59, who previously ran the company's land and armaments division, has been promoted to chief executive of BAE Systems Incorporated. She oversaw BAE's acquisition of Armor Group, which made military trucks, under the US Army's multi-billion dollar medium tactical vehicles programme, only to see that contract go to a smaller US rival earlier this year.
BAE is campaigning to get the decision reversed, alleging irregularities in the procurement process. The ...