Jesus “Jay” Malave is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for L3Harris Technologies. In this role, he is responsible for oversight of all internal and external financial reporting, Securities and Exchange Commission compliance and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, financial planning, banking/investment relationships, financial controls, capital structure, accounting, audit, financial services, tax, treasury and investor relations. In addition, he is responsible for integration and corporate strategy, overseeing development of the corporation’s strategic plan and the evaluation, execution and integration of mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining L3Harris in June 2019, Malave served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Carrier Corporation, an operating unit of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). In this role, he led all aspects of the Finance function globally, including accounting and controls, FP&A and cash management.
Malave joined UTC’s Corporate Office in 1997 and held roles of increasing responsibility within the corporation, thereafter, including roles in FP&A, treasury and accounting. In 2011, Malave led the finance functional integration of Hamilton Sundstrand and UTC’s Goodrich acquisition. In 2012, he was appointed head of investor relations for the corporation, where he spent two years working with UTC’s business units to effectively communicate the company’s outlook and performance to investors. Malave was then appointed Chief Financial Officer of UTC Aerospace Systems, where he served until joining Carrier Corporation in 2018.
Malave earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Connecticut, a master’s in accounting from the University of Hartford and a Juris Doctor from the University of Connecticut School of Law.