Marc King:  

Candidate for the Maryland House of Delegates -- Like Me on FB: Marc King for LD15 Marc A. King recently transitioned from the position of President Ceradyne Armor Systems, Inc., a division of Ceradyne, Inc. and is currently providing advice and assistance to several prime defense contractors as the President and CEO of KGV Enterprises, LLC, a Defense Strategies Consultancy. Background Encompassing 23 years of military service as an armor and armored cavalry officer in the United States Army and retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, his service was characterized by two combat tours of duty during which he earned multiple awards of the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge; as well as significant leadership assignments for which he was recognized with multiple awards of the Army’s Legion of Merit. His service includes command assignments with armor and cavalry units worldwide as well as two tours of duty in the Pentagon as an Army General Staff Officer serving in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Office of the Secretary of the Army; service for which he is authorized to wear the Army Staff Badge. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate, “On the Commandant’s List,” of the US Army’s Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas as well as a graduate of the Joint Services’ Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia with a designation of “Joint Service Officer.” Marc transitioned from military service in November 1988. With his transition to a civilian career, Marc has held a number of key senior executive positions in industry. He has served as a consultant to a number of European and Israeli companies in business areas that include aerospace, naval defense, logistics operations and ground weapons systems applications and has been the Vice President of International Business Development for Gichner Shelter Systems as well as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for GMA Cover Corp of Port Huron, Michigan, one of the leading suppliers of vehicle soft tops to the US Army Tankautomotive Command. Before joining Ceradyne in his role as President of Armor Systems, Marc was the Vice President of Mistral, Inc. of Bethesda Maryland. In that role, he was directly responsible for supplying the US Army Tank-automotive Command requirements for up-armored HMMWV parts as well as add-on armor kits for the M915A3 Long Haul Tractor. He was directly responsible for providing the up-armoring kit solution for the United States Marine Corps MTVR trucks in support of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. His strategic marketing efforts resulted in programs which ultimately generated over $10B in 1st tier subcontract vehicle armor sales to OEM military truck manufacturers and the US Government. Recent Position Marc’s military and professional background provide 47 years of combined experience in exercising clear and unambiguous leadership in a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. As a senior executive with demonstrated ability in both service and manufacturing environments, Marc has focused his energy and knowledge on customer service, strategic alliances and operations and increased sales functions with the anticipated outcome of generating top line and bottom line value for clients and shareholders. He clearly understands how operations and business decisions create value for the investor and has achieved value by overcoming both financial and human resource constraints. Marc’s position required him to exercise comprehensive P&L responsibility for a multi-billion dollar armor business with the Department of Defense and i...Expand for more