BAE adds three to leadership team

BAE Systems' U.S. business said today it has made three new appointments to its senior leadership team.

Alice Eldridge has been promoted to general counsel, succeeding Ian Graham, who departed the company in May. She previously was chief counsel for BAE's platforms and services sector. Before joining BAE in 2012, Eldridge worked at Lockheed Martin.

BAE said Eldridge has also been named to the company's board of directors and will serve as board secretary.

Travis Garriss has been tapped to serve as chief information officer, a newly created position. BAE said he "will lead efforts to invest in and maintain critical systems to meet the company's expanding high-technology requirements, while preserving strong information security and governance."

Garriss previously was CIO and vice president of user and functional enablement at Honeywell.

Additionally, BAE said Leslie Jelalian has been named senior vice president of strategy and corporate development. She joined the company in 1988 and has served in multiple roles, including in engineering, program management and strategy development. Most recently, she was vice president of strategy and planning for the electronic systems business.

In her new role, Jelalian will be "focused on pursuing strategic growth through domestic and international business opportunities and identifying key initiatives to strengthen BAE Systems' portfolio with appropriate acquisitions, divestitures, and organic investments," BAE said.