BETHESDA, Md., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rosalind G. Brewer has been elected to the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) board of directors.  Ms. Brewer is executive vice president and president of Walmart U.S., East. Stockholders approved the nomination today at Lockheed Martin's Annual Meeting. Lockheed Martin directors serve one-year terms.

Brewer, 48, joined Walmart in 2006 as regional vice president, responsible for operations in Georgia, and was promoted to president of the southeast operating division.  She later led the south business unit of Walmart U.S. as executive vice president and president before being appointed to her current role.  

Prior to joining Walmart, she was president of Global Nonwovens Division for Kimberly-Clark Corporation from 2004 through 2006, after progressing through various management positions with Kimberly-Clark of increasing responsibilities from 1984 to 2006.  Ms. Brewer currently serves on the board of Molson Coors Brewing Company and the Spelman College Board of Trustees.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2010 sales from continuing operations were $45.8 billion.

For additional information, visit our Web site:
http://www.lockheedmartin.com

SOURCE Lockheed Martin