THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – The Board of Directors of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated announced today that George C. Bobb III was promoted to the position of executive vice president of Teledyne, effective July 25, 2023. Bobb has been a senior vice president of Teledyne since October 2021 and remains president of Teledyne’s Aerospace and Defense Electronics Segment with additional executive leadership responsibility for the Marine Instrumentation group, the Engineered Systems Segment, Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, which includes classified digital imaging programs and Teledyne’s Information Technology function. Bobb joined Teledyne in 2008 and has achieved increasing levels of operational and administrative responsibility, including previously serving as Teledyne’s chief compliance officer.
Also announced today, Susan L. Main, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be retiring from her position at Teledyne, effective December 1, 2023. Main joined Teledyne Technologies in 2004 and was named chief financial officer in 2012. Main has continuously held financial roles with increasing responsibility at Teledyne Technologies, the former Teledyne, Inc. and related spin-off companies for the past 34 years.
Stephen F. Blackwood, Teledyne’s current senior vice president, strategic sourcing, tax and treasurer will succeed Main and become senior vice president and chief financial officer on December 1, 2023. Since joining Teledyne in 2008, Blackwood has completed over $5 billion in debt financings to support Teledyne’s growth and acquisition strategy and to diversify funding sources. He also was instrumental in reducing risks associated with Teledyne’s historic pension plan. Finally, Luis Arrieta, previously executive director and assistant treasurer at Amgen Inc., has recently joined Teledyne as executive director and associate treasurer and is expected to assume the position of vice president and treasurer on December 1, 2023.