Maria Demaree on organizational design
From Lockheed Martin CIO Reveals Digital Strategy for Defense | Technovation 1017 · · Metis Strategy
“We are a hybrid organization. There are definitely areas that are centralized and that we do similarly across the entire business, but we do have four business areas and our enterprise operations. As we go forward with this transformation, we'll be looking at how we bring tools together that are common across particular functions like HR or finance or our business development organization.”
On , Maria Demaree, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation and Chief information Officer at Lockheed Martin, spoke about organizational design during Lockheed Martin CIO Reveals Digital Strategy for Defense | Technovation 1017 on Metis Strategy.
About Maria Demaree
Maria Demaree, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business & Digital Transformation and Chief Information Officer at Lockheed Martin, appeared at SAP Sapphire Orlando in May 2026 to discuss the company's approach to transformation. Demaree stated that for Lockheed Martin, "transformation is not the goal. Readiness is." She emphasized that readiness is important for the company's workforce, systems, and for "the men and women that serve our nation and our allies." Demaree noted that the company's focus shifted to building a connected enterprise where systems, data, and processes operate together, and she described SAP as having moved from a vendor to a "true and trusted partner" by focusing on mission outcomes rather than technology. Demaree also discussed the 1LMX program, which she called "the largest transformational investment that our company has made in history." She said the company's approach does not start with technology, but requires rethinking processes, decision-making, and the operating model. Demaree added that she has over 30 years of experience working with Lockheed Martin and its customers, and that mission success changes how the company thinks about technology and data.