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Richard Diamond
Richard “Rick” Diamond is vice president of business development and strategy for the Electronics & Integrated Solutions (E&IS) operating group of BAE Systems. He is responsible for the group’s domestic and international business development, marketing, and strategy.
E&IS, with headquarters in Nashua, New Hampshire, is a major defense electronics business with 17,000 employees in 16 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the United Kingdom, and Israel.
Prior to serving as vice president of E&IS business development and strategy, he was vice president of business development for BAE Systems’ Information & Electronic Systems Integration sector in Nashua, New Hampshire.
He joined Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, in 1998 and continued as the business development vice president after the company was purchased by BAE Systems in 2000. Prior to that, he was with Lockheed Martin Electronics and Missiles in Orlando, Florida, where he held a variety of positions in business development and program management, and eventually served as director of business development for the Fire Control Systems Mission area.
Rick joined Lockheed Martin Electronics and Missiles in 1990 following a 22-year career as a U.S. Army infantry officer and aviator, serving in command and staff positions at levels ranging from company to Department of the Army.
He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Albuquerque in 1975, and a master’s degree in operations analysis in 1982 from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
Rick and his wife Benita reside in Bedford, New Hampshire. They have two adult children.
The E&IS group designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of electronic systems and subsystems for military and commercial applications. E&IS offers products and integration services, including electronic warfare and self-protection systems; surveillance and intelligence systems; platform systems; sensor and precision targeting systems; communication, navigation, identification, and reconnaissance systems; large-scale enterprise solutions and information management systems in support of the defense and intelligence communities; mission-specific software and geospatial exploitation products; advanced information technology; and rapid C4ISR prototyping, among others.
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 97,500 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded $31.4 billion in 2007.
