Mercury Systems appoints Harbison as EVP and 'chief growth officer'

Mercury Systems today announced the appointment of Christine Fox Harbison as executive vice president and "chief growth officer," according to a company statement.

Reporting to Mercury CEO Mark Aslett, Harbison will be responsible for "executing the company’s growth strategy, driving enterprise-level capture and proposal efforts, leading strategic account management, and developing global technology partnerships and initiatives," the statement reads.

Prior to joining Mercury Systems, Harbison was vice president and general manager of the combat systems and mission readiness division in Northrop Grumman's defense systems sector. Before that, she was vice president of Northrop Grumman's advanced ground sensors business unit. She also previously worked at Raytheon Technologies, according to Mercury Systems.