LOS ANGELES COUNTY - News from Oct. 7, 1988

Lockheed, Calabasas, has named Minoru S. (Sam) Araki executive vice president-plans and programs of Lockheed’s Missiles & Space Systems Group. He succeeds John N. McMahon, who was earlier promoted to Missiles & Space Systems Group president. Vance D. Coffman will succeed Araki as president of Lockheed Missiles & Space Co.’s Space Systems division. Coffman and Sherman N. Mullin, vice president-advanced tactical fighter programs, Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co., were elected corporate vice presidents.