LOCKHEED MARTIN APPOINTS FIRST UK COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

21 January 2000

Lockheed Martin UK Ltd has named Mark Douglas as its first Director of Communications, effective immediately. Douglas joins Lockheed Martin from Raytheon, where he held a number of international communications positions. In his new position Douglas will report to Chief Executive, Ian Stopps. Douglas will be responsible for the company’s media relations, employee communications, advertising, and marketing communications. He will lead a team of four in the UK and also manage the company's external agencies.

At Raytheon, Douglas led corporate affairs and communications for Raytheon Company in Asia/Pacific and the UK; and most recently he was responsible for international customer communications for Raytheon Systems Company. Douglas was formerly head of communications for Hughes (UK) Ltd prior to the merger with Raytheon in 1997.

Before joining Hughes, Douglas was a consultant at Hill & Knowlton's London office where he led the Hughes Electronics/Hughes Aircraft account.

Douglas, a Council Member of the Institute of Public Relations, earned a bachelor of arts (BA Hons) degree in business studies and public media from the University of Leeds and received a master of science (MSc) in public relations from the University of Stirling, Scotland, in 1994.

Lockheed Martin combines all its defence and commercial interests under a single UK-registered company. Lockheed Martin UK Ltd has annual sales of approximately £600 million and enjoys more than 70 significant business partnerships in the UK. Lockheed Martin employs more than 160,000 people world-wide and in 1998 had recorded sales of $26 billion.

For further information, please contact:

Chris Trippick
Communications and PR Programme Manager
Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems
Langstone Technology Park
Havant
Hampshire
PO9 1SA

Tel: (023) 9244 3739 Email: chris.trippick@lmco.com