BAE Systems named Clark Freise vice president and general manager of its defense avionics business area, based in Johnson City, N.Y.
Freise previously served as deputy general manager of Information Dominance Systems for BAE Systems and was site executive for the company’s Hudson, New Hampshire, facility. Prior to joining BAE Systems, he was vice president at Advanced Power Technologies Inc. He also served as a U.S. naval officer, a scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory and a program manager at the U.S. Department of Energy.
BAE’s Defense Avionics business provides vehicle management, visual and network-enabled situational awareness, precision targeting, and human-machine interface solutions.