Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has named Catherine H. Blades vice president for communications and public affairs at its Space and Airborne Systems business. Blades came to Raytheon from Lockheed Martin where she was director of marketing and international communications for a $12 billion aeronautics business. Overseeing an extensive network of public relations firms, she led communications initiatives to identify and create opportunities to support capture, keep-sold and market-development activities in 40 countries. She also created and placed domestic and international advertising, served as managing editor of customer publications, guided trade show activities, and directed marketing research and branding. Ms. Blades has also worked in print and broadcast journalism. A native of New Orleans, she earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and is a Loyola University Environmental Communications Fellow—Reston, Virginia
Moving On Up… At Raytheon Company
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has named Catherine H. Blades vice president for communications and public affairs at its Space and Airborne Systems business. Blades came to Raytheon from Lockheed Martin where she was director of marketing and international communications for a $12 billion aeronautics business. Overseeing an extensive network of public relations firms, she led communications initiatives to identify and create opportunities to support capture, keep-sold and market-development activities in 40 countries. She also created and placed domestic and international advertising, served as managing editor of customer publications, guided trade show activities, and directed marketing research and branding. Ms. Blades has also worked in print and broadcast journalism. A native of New Orleans, she earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and is a Loyola University Environmental Communications Fellow—Reston, Virginia
