On April 14, 2016, Lance was named as president and chief executive officer of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) effective May 16, 2016.
Lance was appointed president and chief executive officer of Harris Corporation as well as chairman of the board on January 20, 2003.
Before joining Harris, Lance was co-president of NCR Corporation and chief operating officer of its Retail and Financial Group.
Previously, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Co., where he held a number of senior management positions, including executive vice president of its electronics and telecommunications segment; chief executive officer and director of its Astec PLC electronics subsidiary in Hong Kong; group vice president of its climate technologies business segment; and president of its Copeland Refrigeration division.
Earlier, Lance held sales and marketing assignments with the Scott-Fetzer Company and Caterpillar Inc., where he began his career in an engineering co-op program.