(Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall)
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (http://www.mc.com/), a leading provider of embedded computing systems and software for image, sensor, and signal processing applications, today announced the appointment of Rear Admiral (retired) J. Michael Johnson, the former President and CEO of Recon Optical, Inc., as interim president of its subsidiary, Mercury Federal Systems, Inc. (MFS). Mr. Johnson, a current member of the MFS Board of Directors, will assume the role of President on an interim basis as Mercury searches for a replacement for outgoing MFS President, Terry Ryan, who separately today announced his plans to join ManTech International Corporation.
Mr. Johnson will report to Mercury Computer Systems President and CEO, Mark Aslett, and will continue to build the Company's presence in the U.S. defense electronics market. MFS provides system architecture consultation, design, analysis, integration, and software engineering services that enable clients to deploy edge computational capabilities on an accelerated time cycle. MFS specializes in rapidly deploying commercial-item and open-system solutions for C4ISR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) and homeland security applications. In Fiscal Year 2009, MFS posted revenues of $5.7 million and bookings of $11.9 million.
"We are very fortunate to have someone with Mike's military and business leadership experience available to step in and run our growing federal business," said Mark Aslett, President and CEO, Mercury Computer Systems. "We appreciate Terry's efforts and achievements in building MFS over these past few years and wish him well in his new role. With Mike's involvement on the MFS Board, he is up to speed on our strategies and plans to grow the business, and as a result, we can ensure a seamless transition as we seek a new leader to build on our presence in the federal marketplace."
Mr. Johnson retired from the U.S. Navy in September 2001 as a two-star Rear Admiral, after serving for 33 years. As a highly decorated combat veteran, Mr. Johnson flew almost every tactical aircraft in the Navy, and was intimately involved in all aspects of intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance. In 2008, he retired from his position as President and CEO of Recon Optical, Inc., the world's oldest continuously operating aerial reconnaissance company, which he led for seven years. In addition to his work as an MFS Director, Mr. Johnson is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Jacksonville USO Council, the Board of Advisors of QuickSet International, a Moog subsidiary, and the World Affairs Council. Mr. Johnson earned a B.A.
