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Mary L. Howell is executive vice president for Textron Inc., a position she
has held since August 1995. Howell oversees Textron's government, strategy development
and international, investor relations and corporate communications functions.
She serves on Textron's International Advisory Council, Transformation Leadership
Team and Management Committee.
Howell joined Textron in 1980. In her current role, Howell is actively involved
in formulating long-term global business strategies, developing business opportunities
for Textron business units in growth markets overseas and establishing marketing
and communications initiatives. She chairs the Textron Marketing & Sales Council,
an organization of senior executives from Textron Corporate and business segment
operations who develop and implement initiatives to improve the Textron enterprise's
ability to focus on and meet the objectives of its government and commercial
customers. She also directs the Washington, DC-based marketing and government
affairs activities for Textron and its business units. In 2008, approximately 24% of our consolidated revenues were generated by or resulted from contracts with the U.S. Government. In addition, she oversees internal and external communication
of Textron's strategy and performance to key constituencies such as investors,
employees and the media.
Howell serves on the board of directors of the National Association of
Manufacturers, a leading organization
representing the American manufacturing sector. She also serves on the board
of directors of FM Global, the world's largest commercial and industrial property
insurance and risk management organization. In addition, Howell is a board member of
the Atlantic Council of the United States, a non-partisan network of leaders
committed to enhancing U.S. leadership through foreign policy projects. She
was president of the Business-Government Relations Council and is a member of
several other Washington-area professional organizations. Howell is a graduate
of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Howell is a certified Textron Six Sigma Green Belt.
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