CHELMSFORD, Mass. January 17, 2012 Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mc.com), a trusted provider of commercially developed, application-ready ISR subsystems for defense prime contractors, announced that Kevin M. Bisson has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Bisson replaces Robert E. Hult, Mercury’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, who is retiring from that position effective the close of business on January 17, 2012. Mr. Hult has agreed to remain as a part-time employee for a limited period to assist with the transition of his responsibilities following his retirement as Chief Financial Officer.
“We are deeply appreciative of the commitment and exceptional service Bob provided Mercury during his 8- year tenure with the company, and while we will miss his contributions, we wish him the best in his retirement,” said Mercury’s President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Aslett. “At the same time, we are fortunate to welcome Kevin Bisson, whose breadth and depth of expertise in global corporate finance and acquisitions will be a tremendous asset.”
Throughout his career, Mr. Bisson has held positions of increasing responsibility in corporate accounting and finance. Most recently, he was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for SeaChange International, Inc., a publicly-traded company that develops, manufactures and markets digital video systems and services to cable, telecommunications and broadcast television companies worldwide. Mr. Bisson’s experience spans a diverse group of technology companies including American Superconductor Corporation, Axcelis Technologies and United Technologies Corporation.
For more information, visit www.mc.com, or contact Mercury at 866.627.6951 or [email protected].
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Mercury Computer Systems (www.mc.com, NASDAQ: MRCY) is a best-of-breed provider of open, commercially developed, application-ready, multi-INT subsystems for defense prime contractors. With more than 30 years of 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 (SSI) 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.