MERCURY SYSTEMS INC

ITEM 4.1. INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Our executive officers are appointed to office by the Board of Directors at the first board meeting following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders or at other board meetings as appropriate, and hold office until the first board meeting following the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until a successor is chosen, subject to prior death, resignation or removal. Information regarding our executive officers as of the date of filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is presented below.

William L. Ballhaus, age 57, joined the Company’s Board of Directors as a non-employee director in June 2022, was appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer on June 24, 2023, and was appointed President and CEO effective August 15, 2023. In October 2023, Mr. Ballhaus became the Company’s Chairman of the Board effective with the annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Ballhaus has significant experience in the aerospace, defense, and technology industries, including multiple CEO roles, as well as experience in operational transformations and delivering strong results. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Blackboard, Inc., a leading EdTech company, from 2016 until its merger with Anthology in 2021. Prior to that, he served as CEO and President of SRA International, Inc., a provider of information technology services, from 2011 until the creation of CSRA Inc. from SRA International Inc.’s and CSC’s U.S. public sector business. Before that, Mr. Ballhaus served as CEO and President of government contractor DynCorp International from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Ballhaus has also held senior leadership positions at BAE Systems, Boeing, and Hughes, where he led global government and commercial technology businesses particularly focused on software and IT.

David E. Farnsworth, age 64, joined Mercury in July 2023 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Farnsworth was the Chief Financial Officer of HawkEye 360, a radio frequency data analytics company from 2020 to 2023. Before joining HawkEye 360, Mr. Farnsworth was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Integrated Defense Systems of Raytheon Company from 2018 to 2020. Before that, he was CFO for the Intelligence, Information and Services segment of Raytheon.

Stephanie Georges, age 61, joined Mercury in April 2019 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and in September 2023 she became the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. Prior to Mercury, she was Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Maxar Technologies from 2017 to 2019 and its predecessor, DigitalGlobe. She has also served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development at CenturyLink and at Qwest Communications International. Before joining Qwest, Ms. Georges spent 18 years covering the Telecommunications Services sector as a top-ranked sell-side analyst at Morgan Stanley and Salomon Brothers where she led the global telecommunications services equity research team and was the lead U.S. telecommunications services analyst.

Stuart H. Kupinsky, age 56, joined Mercury in February 2024 as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Previously, Mr. Kupinsky served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for five public and private technology companies, including Blackboard Inc. (later Anthology Inc. following its acquisition of Blackboard) from 2015 through 2024, one of the largest global education technology companies, and Tekelec, Inc., a public global telecommunications technology company serving the U.S. Department of Defense until its sale to Oracle. Mr. Kupinsky was also Chief Counsel for FirstNet, a multibillion-dollar independent government agency building a nationwide network for first responders. Earlier in his career he served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice and as a law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Steven V. Ratner, age 48, joined Mercury in May 2022 as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer and in September 2023 he became the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Ratner brings more than 20 years of human resources leadership experience with extensive HR strategy, compensation, and employee engagement expertise. Prior to Mercury, he was Vice President of Human Resources for Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon business segment with approximately $16 billion in annual revenues and over 30,000 employees worldwide, from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Human Resources and Security at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems from 2015 to 2020. He has held numerous HR leadership positions throughout his career.

Charles R. Wells, IV, age 52, joined the Company in November 2021 as Executive Vice President and President of Mercury’s Microelectronics Division, and in January 2024 he became the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wells has more than 25 years’ experience across multiple disciplines including engineering, business development, program management and executive management. Previously, he served as Vice President and General Manager for the Unmanned & Integrated Solutions Business Unit of Teledyne FLIR from 2018 to 2021 with full P&L responsibility while ensuring high levels of product quality and customer satisfaction. Earlier in his career, he worked as a Department of Defense civilian supporting the development and fielding of world-wide C4ISR networks and information systems. He also held positions in Northrop Grumman and ICX Technologies and served as a private consultant for large aerospace and defense companies.