WALTHAM, Mass., July 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN) today announced that Edward Miyashiro, vice president of the Raytheon
Company Evaluation Team, is retiring after a 43-year career with
the company. Succeeding him is Ralph
Acaba, who has been elected a company officer and named vice
president, Raytheon Program Management Excellence. Acaba most
recently served as vice president of Integrated Air and Missile
Defense in the company's Integrated Defense Systems business.
"I want to thank Ed for more than four decades of service to our
company and our customers, and I congratulate him on his
outstanding career achievements," said Thomas A. Kennedy, chairman and CEO of
Raytheon. "As we continue to execute our global growth
strategy, we are focused on excellence in program execution.
Ed's foundational work in this area will be expanded through
Ralph's leadership as we continue to focus on the talent, processes
and best practices that enable program excellence and customer
success."
Miyashiro's distinguished career includes leadership roles on
key missile programs, including directing all Standard Missile
programs and leading the Naval Weapons Systems product line at
Raytheon Missile Systems. He was instrumental in the development of
Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 program which has become one of the
nation's most reliable family of missiles.
Miyashiro was awarded the Aviation Week Laureate Award for SM-3
and was only the second person from the defense industry to be
named an Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Pathfinder. In 2006, he
was named deputy general manager of Raytheon Missile Systems and
became an elected officer of Raytheon in 2007.
Acaba, who joined Raytheon in 1986, has held a series of
increasingly senior leadership roles in the company, including
director of the Patriot Systems business, director of Maneuver
Protection Programs, and program manager for the Joint Land Attack
Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor program.
Since 2013, he has managed Raytheon's Integrated Air and Missile
Defense portfolio, including all aspects of the global Patriot Air
and Missile Defense System, Hawk Air Defense System, and National
Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System business, supporting
customers in more than 20 countries.
Acaba received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, and his master's
degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern
California. He will be based at Raytheon headquarters in
Waltham, Massachusetts.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of $24
billion and 63,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and
mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon
is headquartered in Waltham,
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