ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing power to the edge, announced the departure of Roger Krone from its Board of Directors and the appointment of new Independent Director Jean Bua.
Since joining Mercury’s Board of Directors, Mr. Krone has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boy Scouts of America and is planning to focus his time on the Boy Scouts and other business matters. Bill Ballhaus, Mercury Systems Chairman and CEO said, “We thank Roger for his service on the Board and wish him the best in his leadership of the Boy Scouts of America.”
Jean Bua is the Chief Financial Officer of NetScout Systems Inc., a publicly traded network performance and cybersecurity solutions company. Ms. Bua has decades of financial and accounting experience and will serve on the Audit and Government Relations Committees of the Board. Bill Ballhaus continued, “We are excited to have Jean join the Board. Jean’s appointment brings immense financial, accounting, governance, and compliance leadership in a relevant industry to the boardroom, along with strategic insight and risk management experience.”
About Jean Bua
Jean Bua has served as the Chief Financial Officer at NetScout Systems Inc., a publicly traded network performance and cybersecurity solutions company, since 2011. Jean brings over 40 years of financial, accounting, audit, operational, and business experience and a passion for technological transformation. She joined NetScout from American Tower, where she served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Treasurer and previously as the Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. She also held roles as Controller at several former companies, including Iron Mountain, Inc., and Duracraft, was a management consultant at Ernst & Young and an Auditor at KPMG. Jean has served as an Independent Director on several publicly traded company boards. Jean received an M.B.A. from the University of Rhode Island and a B.S. in accounting from Bryant University.
