[SatNews] Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) has appointed Anthony Sweeney as General Manager of the RF and Microwave Components Group, part of Mercury’s Commercial Electronics business unit. Mr. Sweeney will provide overall business direction as well as lead day-to-day operations of the group, which is located in Hudson, New Hampshire, Ewing, New Jersey and Manteca, California.

Prior to joining Mercury, Mr. Sweeney served as President of A C Executive Solutions, and held the positions of Vice President of Operations, Director of Marketing and Product Management, and Director of Engineering during his nine years with Endwave Corporation. Previously, he worked as Director of Engineering at Signal Technology Corporation and was a co-founder of Advanced Frequency Products. Additionally, he worked as a microwave engineer for both Raytheon and Alpha Industries. Mr. Sweeney holds several U.S. patents and has been published in numerous industry journals.