L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has named John C. McNellis senior vice president and president of the Integrated Systems Group. He will be based in Greenville, Texas, and will report to Michael T. Strianese, chairman, president and CEO. McNellis succeeds Robert W. Drewes, who retired in August. McNellis possesses over 30 years of executive and program management experience in a broad spectrum of domestic and international defense projects. He joined L-3 in 2003 as president of Link Simulation and Training with responsibility for managing and growing Link’s worldwide operations. Prior to L-3, McNellis served as president of Lockheed Martin’s Tactical Systems unit and held executive positions at Loral and IBM. He has extensive background in aircraft special mission systems, modification and maintenance; C4ISR; training systems; and satellite command and control. Mr. McNellis will be succeeded at L-3 Link by Robert Birmingham. Since joining the company in 2006, Birmingham has been the senior vice president for Army programs and strategic planning for the Sensors and Simulation Group, providing leadership and guidance to several group and operating divisions.

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