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Mary L. Howell
Former Executive Vice President, Textron
Mary L. Howell served as Executive Vice President for Textron Inc., from August 1995 until her retirement in December 2009. For over 15 years she served on the Management Committee of Textron, comprised of the company’s top six executives responsible for the management of the large multi-industry corporation.
Howell joined Textron in 1980 and served as an officer of the corporation for 24 years. Over the past three decades, Howell was a driving force behind major strategic change and growth across Textron’s enterprises worldwide. Her leadership and vision played an integral role in Textron’s transformation from a collection of unrelated businesses to a synergistic, unified global company.
Howell currently serves on the board of directors of FM Global, the world's largest commercial and industrial property insurance and risk management organization. She also serves as a board member of the Atlantic Council of the United States.
Throughout her career, Howell has been a strong business advocate in support of U.S. Foreign policy objectives and America’s national defense. In 2008, she received the Charles Ruch Semper Fidelis Award for her long-standing commitment to the U.S. Marine Corps and her leadership in various programs that have supported the Marine Corps mission.
Ms. Howell is a native of Massachusetts and a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She and her husband, Dr. John Howell, reside in Arlington, Virginia and have four grown children.