12.02.20
Flex announced that John D. Harris II joined the company’s Board of Directors, effective Nov. 23, 2020.
Harris has 30+ years of technology, non-profit and business board experience, and most recently served as VP of Business Development for Raytheon Company and CEO of Raytheon International, Inc.
In this role, Harris was responsible for worldwide sales and marketing, international business and government relations operations functions. He was also responsible for developing and leading the execution of Raytheon's global business strategy.
Harris joined Raytheon in 1983. Throughout his career, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including VP of Operations and Contracts for Raytheon's former Electronic Systems business, VP of Contracts for the company's government and defense businesses, and VP of Contracts and Supply Chain for Raytheon Company.
In 2010, he was named president of Raytheon Technical Services Company (RTSC).
Harris served on the RTCA NextGen Advisory Committee, the Board of the USO of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., the National Advisory Council on Minority Business Enterprise with the U.S. Department of Commerce, and was a member of the Council of Trustees for the Association of the United States Army.
He served as Raytheon's Executive Diversity Champion in 2007-2008, leading the Executive Diversity Leadership Team and providing strategic direction for the company's overall diversity and inclusion efforts.
In February of 2010, Harris was honored with the Black Engineer of the Year Award.