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Kraken Robotics Appoints Defense Industry Veteran and Former RTX and Boeing Executive Kristin Robertson to Board of Directors
ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraken Robotics Inc. (&#...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Kraken Robotics Appoints Defense Industry Veteran and Former RTX and Boeing Executive Kristin Robertson to Board of Directors\n\n\n\n ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kraken Robotics Inc. (“Kraken” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF) announces that Kristin Robertson has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Robertson, formerly of Boeing and RTX Corporation, is a highly experienced executive with more than 30 years of managing complex portfolios at top U.S. defense companies. She is currently President and owner of KBR Insights, a Virginia-based strategic consulting firm focused on operational excellence, strategy, and growth in the aerospace and defense sector.\n \n\n Robertson has extensive knowledge of disruptive technology, digital practices, and methodologies applied across the lifecycle of defense, space, intelligence, and commercial organizations. She led RTX Corporation’s (formerly Raytheon) space business as President of Space and C2 Systems from 2022 – 2023, providing cutting edge integrated space solutions for defense, intelligence, and commercial customers globally. Before that, she spent 28 years at Boeing in multiple senior leadership positions across military aircraft and autonomous systems programs. As Vice President and Manager of Autonomous Systems, Robertson led a portfolio of seabed projects including Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle (XLUUV) for the U.S. Navy and served as Board Chairman for five Boeing subsidiaries, including Liquid Robotics.\n \n\n Prior to Boeing, Kristin was employed by the U.S. Navy as a civilian electronics engineer at the Naval Aviation Depot in San Diego, California. She received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California San Diego and her master's degree in international business from Saint Louis University.\n \n\n “I am honored to join the board of Kraken Robotics, a company at the forefront of ocean technology and innovation,” said Ms. Robertson.   “With its cutting-edge subsea imaging, battery and robotics solutions, Kraken is transforming how we explore and understand the deep sea. I look forward to contributing to its continued growth and global impact.”\n \n\n “We are pleased ...