Leadership Canada

Kristen Leroux was appointed Vice President and Regional Executive for Canada and Latin America at Lockheed Martin in July 2025. With a strong background in business transformation, she builds trusted high performing teams rooted in a collaborative client-centric approach, for sustainable business growth.

In her role, Kristen leads Lockheed Martin’s strategy and customer engagement across Canada and Latin America to meet the evolving needs of clients and is continuing to evolve and build on the company’s strong legacy in both regions. She is focused on strengthening collaboration with government, industry, and community partners to deliver advanced and sustainable defence capabilities aligned with regional priorities.

Kristen is passionate about connecting customer expectations with business capabilities, navigating complex environments, and positioning organizations for long-term success.

Her approach emphasizes innovation, strategic alignment, and operational excellence, supported by purposeful internal and external engagement aimed at building trusted relationships and creating new opportunities to grow the business in a rapidly evolving environment.

From 2020 to 2025, she led DXC Technology Canada, driving business growth and delivering complex solutions aligned with evolving market needs.

Prior to that, from 2002 to 2020, Kristen built a 18-year career at IBM Canada, where she held multiple senior leadership roles, including oversight of the defence and public safety portfolio.

Kristen holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Western Ontario and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Executive Program.

Glenn Copeland was appointed General Manager of Lockheed Martin Canada Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) January 2022. He leads an organization of close to 900 employees across Canada.

Glenn began in 2009 as a Project Manager within the Halifax Class Modernization program. In 2014, he was appointed to the Senior Leadership Team where he assumed the role of Economic Development Opportunities Lead. Prior to accepting his appointment to GM, Glenn held the position of Director of Business Development, Lockheed Martin Canada RMS.

A former Senior Naval Officer with extensive operational sea time, Glenn led the RCN’s Fleet Readiness and Training Team. He was the Tactics and Procedural Development officer at the RCN’s warfare school, Operations Officer for the Sea Training Atlantic group, and Executive Officer of Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship ST. JOHN’S.

Glenn is past president of the Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Nova Scotia and the Atlantic Alliance Aerospace and Defence Association. 

Michael (Mike) Baker is the Site Manager at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Calgary.

Mike began his career at CDL Systems in 2001 as a software engineering intern and moved into a full-time software engineering role in 2002.  In 2005, Mike was appointed Lead Software Developer for the VCS-4586 software product where he led the integration with the US Army’s Universal Ground Control Station (UGCS) program.  Lockheed Martin acquired CDL Systems in 2012. In 2016, he was appointed Program Manager for the VCSi software product and oversaw its integration with several industry-leading UAVs. In February 2022, Mike was appointed as General Manager for the Calgary-based team. In 2023, CDL Systems joined Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.

Mike graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering.