Leidos has hired Maureen Waterston as the new chief human resources officer, responsible for implementing and enhancing the human capital strategy for the company’s 43,000-employee global workforce.
“We’re excited to welcome Maureen to the Leidos team and leverage her impressive background and expertise to enhance our HR strategy,” said Leidos Chairman and CEO Roger Krone. “Her excitement and commitment to our people will bring new innovations to serving our customers while building an industry-leading experience here at Leidos.”
Waterston comes to Leidos from Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies, where she served as CHRO. In that role, she oversaw talent, recruiting and development, employee and labor relations, compensation and benefits, and diversity and inclusion.
Her 30 years of global experience include serving as head of HR for United Technologies Corp.’s Building and Industrial Systems division, and as vice president of HR for Asia for UTC’s climate, controls and security division in Shanghai, China.
She was also CHRO for Otis Elevator and vice president of HR for South Asia for Otis Elevator’s South Asia Pacific and Gulf Area division in Singapore.