Raytheon Company has named Scott Weiner vice president, Corporate Development reporting to chief financial officer Toby O'Brien. He will oversee domestic and international transactions including: acquisitions, divestitures/spin-offs, minority investments and strategic alliances/joint ventures.

"Because of Scott's background as both an engineer and a senior financial executive, he is an excellent fit for Raytheon," said Raytheon chief financial officer, Toby O'Brien.

Weiner joins Raytheon from Cobham plc in New York where he was the senior vice president, Corporate Development. There he led a global team doing mergers and acquisitions. He held a similar position at EDO Corporation. He began his career as an engineer at AIL Systems Inc., working on state of the art microwave and millimeter wave space communications products, contributing to five U.S. patents.

Weiner earned an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business, a master's in Electrophysics and bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from New York University.