– USA, MA – Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, today announced the election of the former director of information assurance at the National Security Agency, Debora Plunkett, to its Board of Directors, on October 27, 2021
“We are very pleased to announce that Debora has joined our Board of Directors, where her extensive experience in cyber and national security, as well as information assurance, will be an excellent addition especially as we continue Mercury’s digital transformation,” said CEO, Mark Aslett. “We look forward to benefitting from her insights and expertise as we continue to deliver on our purpose of Innovation That Matters By and For People Who Matter.”
Mercury Systems also announced the appointment of current director, William O’Brien as its new Board Chairman, succeeding Vincent Vitto who retired from the Board effective on October 27, 2021.
With the election of Ms. Plunkett and the retirement of Mr. Vitto, the Board will consist of nine members, eight of which are independent directors.
About William O’Brien
Mr. O’Brien, former Chairman of Enterasys Networks, has served on the Mercury Board of Directors since 2008, including as Chairman of the Audit Committee. He has thirty-three years of experience in auditing and professional services at PricewaterhouseCoopers including serving as global managing partner of PwC.
About Debora A. Plunkett
A former Director of Information Assurance at the National Security Agency, Ms. Plunkett has more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity and is currently Principal of Plunkett Associates LLC, a consulting business. She is a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center and an Adjunct Professor of Cybersecurity at the University of Maryland. Ms. Plunkett served on the National Security Council at the White House in the Administrations of Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush where she developed national cybersecurity policies and programs.
Ms. Plunkett serves on the boards of CACI International, Nationwide Insurance, and BlueVoyant. She is also is a founding member and Chairman of the Board of Defending Digital Campaigns, a non-profit entity focused on providing free or low-cost cybersecurity services to federal election campaigns.
“I’m thrilled to join Mercury’s Board at such an exciting time,” said Ms. Plunkett. “I’m eager to get to work with my fellow Board members and the executive team to help fulfill Mercury’s vision of making trusted secure mission-critical technologies profoundly more accessible to aerospace and defense.”
About Mercury Systems
Mercury Systems is a global commercial technology company serving the aerospace and defense industry. Headquartered in Andover, Mass., the company delivers trusted, secure open-architecture processing solutions powering a broad range of mission-critical applications in the most challenging and demanding environments. Inspired by its purpose of delivering Innovation that Matters, By and For People Who Matter, Mercury helps make the world a safer, more secure place for all.
For more information: https://www.mrcy.com/
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