Leaders in Aerospace & Defense: Interview with Rod Skotty, President, MHSco

Rod Skotty is a veteran helicopter pilot. After leaving active duty in 1985, he joined Lockheed Martin, and became President of the Maritime Helicopter Support Company (MHSCo), a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, in 2004.

MHSCo has provided performance-based logistics support for over 550 Navy helicopters. Worth nearly $5 Billion, MHSCo is the largest logistics enterprise in naval aviation and key to the MH-60 enjoying the highest readiness and lowest cost per flight hour in the Navy’s inventory. MHSCo has been recognized as a superior supplier to the Navy since 2014.

Rod has worked within the defense industry worldwide, including senior management positions for Lockheed Martin in the U.S., U.K., and Canada while residing in those countries. He now lives and raises beef cattle on his farm in upstate New York.

Questions discussed:

• • What is the greatest challenge you have encountered as President of MHSCo?
  • How did your background as a veteran helicopter pilot help your career advancement?
  • How important is international experience in opening the doors to opportunity?
  • What was the biggest hurdle in transitioning to different roles and countries?
  • How does it feel to be recognized as a superior supplier to the Navy?
  • Where do you see the MHSCo in the next 5-10 years?

Rod will be joining us as the Day 1 Opening Keynote at our upcoming 2018 American Aerospace & Defense Summit taking place December 12-13,2018 in Glendale, AZ. He will discuss “Partnering to Perform: How Performance-Based Logistics can Improve Readiness and Affordability.”

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