Mark Aslett

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Mark Aslett
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Alma materUniversity of Sunderland
Harvard Business School
TitlePresident 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[]

  1. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Bruce Rogers (January 6, 2014). "From Ship Welder to Military Defense Company CEO: Mercury Systems' Mark Aslett". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Leadership Team - Mercury Systems".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Mark Aslett - Aerospace Industries Association".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Massachusetts High Technology Council Inc".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "DefenseNews Outlook 2020".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Securing Our Domestic Supply Chain".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Bridging the Gap in Support of the Defense Industry".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Reigniting the Defense Innovation Base for a New Industry Paradigm".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "A Trusted and Secure Ecosystem for Microelectronics".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "The Importance of Maintaining our National Security in Times of Crisis".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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