CHELMSFORD, Mass., Aug. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) (www.mrcy.com), announced that Christopher C. Cambria has joined the Company as its Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, reporting to Mercury's President and Chief Executive Officer, Mark Aslett. Mr. Cambria will lead the overall direction and management of legal and regulatory matters at Mercury, including support for mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions.
"We continue reshaping our leadership capabilities to match our business priorities, and I'm very pleased to have Chris join our team," said Mr. Aslett. "The wealth of in-depth business expertise he brings in M&A transactions as well as a broad range of corporate, legal, and regulatory functions will be essential to supporting Mercury's successful growth."
Mr. Cambria brings more than 30 years’ experience providing strategic oversight of legal and regulatory matters, managing major acquisition transactions and serving as a key advisor in rapidly growing business environments. He was most recently with Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., where he was Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, and managed the acquisition of Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne for $550M. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at L-3 Communications Corporation where he managed L-3’s IPO and NYSE listing and completed over 100 M&A transactions, including the acquisitions of The Titan Corp for $2.74B and Raytheon's Aircraft Integrations Systems division for $1.15B.
Mr. Cambria holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Seton Hall University and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.
For more information, visit www.mrcy.com or contact Mercury at (866) 627-6951 or info@mrcy.com.
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