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Elbit announced the appointment of Dr Karen Stanton as chair of Elbit Systems of Australia on Thursday.
Dr Stanton has been on the board of Elbit Australia since August 2018 as a non-executive director and was appointed to the Centre for Defence Industry Capability as a member of the advisory board in 2016. Prior to working at Elbit, she was an entrepreneur and an academic.
“Dr Stanton will oversee the transformation of Elbit Systems of Australia as it gains independence and takes control of its security, governance, IT and engineering, in order to address any foreign ownership concerns,” managing director Major General (Ret'd) Paul McLachlan AO, CSC, said.
Dr Stanton said, “I am honoured Elbit Systems of Australia has chosen me to oversee one of the most important developments in the business since the inception of Elbit Systems into Australia in 2007.”
