– USA, CA – Lynx Software Technologies, a leader in the development of open architecture software solutions for mission-critical embedded systems, today announced the appointment of Ryan McCarthy, who has deep experience across the defense and policy space, to its Board of Directors.
“We are honored to welcome Ryan as a member of our Board of Directors. His years of service at the intersection of defense, government, and industry will enable him to share key insights and perspectives with Lynx as we accelerate our strategy of providing modular, open, robust, and mission-critical software solutions to clients across aerospace, defense, and critical infrastructure end-markets,” said CEO, Tim Reed.
About Ryan D. McCarthy
Ryan McCarthy joins the board of Lynx after serving as the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Army until January 2021 after being confirmed by unanimous consent by the U.S. Senate in September 2019. In August 2017, he was confirmed by unanimous consent by the U.S. Senate and appointed as the 33rd Undersecretary of the Army. Before his confirmation as the Undersecretary, McCarthy worked for Lockheed Martin Corporation in sequential VP roles responsible for the sustainment, customer solutions, and program integration of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Previously, McCarthy was special assistant to the 22nd Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama. McCarthy served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1997 to 2002 and was deployed in combat operations during the invasion of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the 75th Ranger Regiment, U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
“The Department of Defense and clients in the aerospace and defense end-markets are increasingly looking to standardize on open architecture, high-performance software solutions that provide the highest levels of reliability and cybersecurity to keep pace with an ever-evolving threat environment,” said Ryan McCarthy. “Lynx’s unwavering commitment to the mission-critical requirements of the aerospace and defense end-markets and its unique product portfolio position it to successfully meet the market demand, and I look forward to working with Tim, the Lynx management team, and OceanSound Partners to help accelerate Lynx’s growth strategy.”
Ryan McCarthy is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business. McCarthy currently serves on the Board of Directors of CACI International, OneWeb Technologies, and Tomahawk Robotics. He is also the Dean’s Scholar in residence at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and is on the Board of Advisors of the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.
About Lynx Software Technologies
Lynx Software Technologies develops open architecture software solutions for mission-critical embedded systems in aerospace, defense, industrial, and critical infrastructure end-markets. The Company’s real-time operating system (“RTOS”), hypervisor, and related software solutions support safe, cyber-secure, high-performance, and high-reliability computing for applications requiring the strictest standards for certification and compliance. Since 1988, customers have trusted Lynx’s products, development capabilities, and certification expertise to enable mixed-criticality systems to be harnessed to deliver deterministic, real-time, and secure performance and intelligent decision-making.
For more information, visit www.lynx.com.
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