BAE Systems, Inc. has named Hope Damphousse as its senior vice president of communications. Damphousse will serve on the BAE Systems, Inc. senior leadership team reporting to President and CEO Tom Arseneault.

She will lead all facets of the company's communications, including employee and executive communications, media relations, marketing, and community investment activities.

"Hope brings a wealth of experience throughout the aerospace, defense, and government relations fields," said Arseneault. "She has proven herself as a well-respected leader within the industry, and she'll serve as the key figure in advancing our communications strategies to support our business goals. I'm delighted to welcome such an outstanding new member to our team."

Damphousse joined BAE Systems' Space & Mission Systems sector, formerly Ball Aerospace, in 2008, where she most recently served as vice president of Strategic Operations. In that role, she was responsible for guiding the sector's communications, public policy, government relations, and strategic planning efforts
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The name BAE Systems was created in 1999 through the use of the historic acronym for British Aerospace (BAe) combined with the 'Systems' section of partner company Marconi Electronic Systems (Marconi Electronics remains a registered trademark of sectors of that business

Damphousse brings 20 years of communications, strategy, and government relations experience to her new position. Prior to joining BAE Systems, she worked as a legislative advisor to U.S. Senator Robert Bennett of Utah and U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land, space and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services.

Damphousse holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and economics from Brigham Young University.

Contacts:

Tim Paynter
Mobile: 571-249-9499
tim.paynter@baesystems.us

www.baesystems.com/US
@BAESystemsInc

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