Mark Aslett
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Alma mater | University of Sunderland Harvard Business School |
Title | President and CEO, Mercury Systems |
Mark Aslett is an English-American businessman. He became chairman, president and chief executive officer of Mercury Systems in 2007.
Life[]
Aslett was born about 1968, and worked at age 16 as a welder in Sunderland, England.[1] He received bachelor's degree in digital systems engineering from the University of Sunderland and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.[2]
His career began in software engineering at British Telecommunications.[3] Aslett worked at GEC Plessey Telecommunications, and other telecommunications-related technology firms. He held various positions with Marconi plc and affiliated companies, including president of Marconi Communications – North America in 1998. Aslett was president and chief executive officer of Enterasys Networks starting in 2003.
Aslett serves on the executive committee for the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)[4] and the Massachusetts High Technology Council (MHTC).[5]
Aslett publishes his opinions:[6]
- Changes needed throughout the defense contracting industry[7]
- The need for the aerospace and defense industry to make substantive investments in new technologies and innovations[8]
- How the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the defense industry to reevaluate how it does business[9]
- The importance of addressing the entire microelectronics capabilities ecosystem[10] critical to the nation’s defense
- The need for legislation that reinforces the importance of A&D industries and keeps them operational and stabilized in times of crisis[11]
- The need for making trusted, secure mission-critical technologies profoundly more accessible to the aerospace and defense industry
Aslett was featured in business publications including The Boston Business Journal, and SpencerStuart.
References[]
- ^ Kristin Stoller (September 16, 2020). "Mercury Systems, Zoom and DocuSign CEOs Are Among the.Highest-Rated Business Leaders During The Covid-19 Crisis". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Bruce Rogers (January 6, 2014). "From Ship Welder to Military Defense Company CEO: Mercury Systems' Mark Aslett". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ "Leadership Team - Mercury Systems".
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