L-3 hires Davidson

L-3 Communications said today it has named former Exelis executive Ann Davidson senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

She succeeds Steven Post, who the company said is retiring.

Davidson, who previously served as chief legal officer at Exelis, has spent two decades in the aerospace and defense industry, L-3 said. She has also worked at ITT Corp., Alliant Techsystems, Thales North America and Honeywell International. Davidson previously was an attorney advisor and a trial attorney for the Navy's Office of the General Counsel.