WALTHAM, Mass., May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) Chairman and CEO Thomas A.
Kennedy announced today the appointment of Kevin G. DaSilva as Vice President, Treasury,
effective May 18, 2015 and subject to
election by the Board of Directors at its next meeting.
DaSilva, 51, will report to Toby
O'Brien, Chief Financial Officer for Raytheon. He
succeeds Richard Goglia, who retired
from Raytheon on March 31, 2015.
DaSilva has more than 25 years of experience serving in a series
of increasingly senior financial leadership roles. Prior to
joining Raytheon, DaSilva served as Vice President and Group Chief
Financial Officer for Developed Markets at Covidien plc., where he
provided financial direction and strategic advice for Covidien's
commercial entities in Western
Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia/New Zealand. He joined
Covidien as Vice President and Treasurer in 2007, where he managed
a global team responsible for worldwide cash, liquidity and foreign
exchange management, debt and equity funding and the company's
worldwide banking and rating agency relationships.
"Kevin has deep expertise in treasury and financial operations
at some of the world's premier companies," said Thomas A. Kennedy, Raytheon Company Chairman and
CEO. "His experience with global operations, capital markets
and corporate finance will serve us well as we continue to expand
our global enterprise. We look forward to welcoming him to
the Raytheon team."
Prior to Covidien, DaSilva served as Vice President and
Assistant Treasurer for Capital Planning and Capital Markets at
Tyco International Ltd. Tyco established Covidien as an
independent publicly traded company in 2007. Covidien was
acquired by Medtronic plc in 2015.
DaSilva joined Tyco International from Lucent Technologies,
Inc., where he served as Financial Vice President of Lucent
Technologies, Inc. Worldwide Services business and, previously,
Assistant Treasurer, Capital Markets & International. He
joined Lucent in as Assistant Treasurer, Capital Markets and
Corporate Finance. Prior to joining Lucent, DaSilva
participated in a rotational leadership program in the Treasurer's
Office at General Motors Corporation, where he assumed roles of
increasing responsibility in Overseas Finance, Business
Development, Capital Planning and Foreign Exchange.
DaSilva holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration, Finance from Georgetown
University and a Master of Management, Finance degree from
the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a
history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon provides
state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other
capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command,
control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber
security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
For more about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and
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Media Contact
Raytheon Company
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corporatepr@raytheon.com
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