Van Blerkom promoted to VP Taxes at L-3 Communications

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has announced the appointment of a new vice president – taxes.

Lawrence Van Blerkom has been appointed vice president – taxes, and has been with L-3 for four years. Prior to his current role, he was assistant vice president and corporate tax director at L-3. He received his Juris Doctor from Columbia University School of Law and his Master of Laws from New York University School of Law. He is also a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. Mr. Van Blerkom is a Certified Public Accountant.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 64,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion.