President Trump has recruited Mark Esper, who heads Raytheon’s Washington lobbying operation, for the Army Secretary post.
The West Point graduate and Gulf War vet leads Raytheon’s 20-member Arlington office and runs its political action committee.
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Mark EsperThe maker of Tomahawk cruise missiles, which is among the top five defense contractors, chalked up more than $28B in revenues from its 65,000-plus employees.
Esper joined Raytheon in 2010 from the US Chamber of Commerce, where he led its Global International Property Center and Europe/Eurasia divisions.
Earlier, he was executive VP-defense & international at Aerospace Industries Assn., director of national security affairs for former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and deputy assistant secretary of defense.
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