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CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) a trusted ISR subsystems provider, announced that Gerald M. Haines II has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, reporting directly to Mercury’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Aslett. Mr. Haines will be responsible for Mercury’s corporate development activities, including mergers and acquisitions, and will also serve as the Company’s chief legal officer.
“I’m very pleased to be bringing him on board as we enter a new phase in the Company’s growth and evolution.”
“Our FY11 strategy is all about driving growth organically and through acquisitions. Gerry’s in-depth knowledge and experience with M&A and corporate finance as well as his significant legal expertise will make him an invaluable member of the Mercury team” said Mr. Aslett. “I’m very pleased to be bringing him on board as we enter a new phase in the Company’s growth and evolution.”
Prior to joining Mercury, Mr. Haines was Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Verenium Corporation, a publicly traded company engaged in the development and commercialization of cellulosic biofuels and high performance specialty enzymes, where he played a key role in various corporate development and corporate finance activities and directed the company’s legal, intellectual property, and regulatory matters. Previously, Mr. Haines served as Executive Vice President of Strategic Affairs of Enterasys Networks, Inc., a publicly traded network communications company, where he played an instrumental role in returning the company to growth and profitability. Before that he was Vice President and General Counsel at Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc., the largest manufacturer of polypropylene packaging films in North America.
Mr. Haines holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, magna cum laude, from Boston University, and a law degree from Cornell Law School.
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. – Where Challenges Drive Innovation®
Mercury Computer Systems (www.mc.com, NASDAQ: MRCY) is a best of breed provider of open, application-ready, multi-INT subsystems for the ISR market. With 25+ years’ experience in embedded computing, superior domain expertise in radar, EW, EO/IR, C4I, and sonar applications, and more than 300 successful program deployments including Aegis, Global Hawk, and Predator, Mercury’s Services and Systems Integration team leads the industry in partnering with customers to design and integrate system-level solutions that minimize program risk, maximize application portability, and accelerate customers’ time to market.
Mercury is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and serves customers worldwide through a broad network of direct sales offices, subsidiaries, and distributors.