L-3 Appoints Mark Von Schwarz as President of Aerospace Systems
June 03 2015 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that Mark Von
Schwarz has been appointed senior vice president and president of
the company’s Aerospace Systems business segment effective
immediately. Prior to this promotion, Mr. Von Schwarz, a 15-year
veteran of L-3, served as the president of the ISR
& Aircraft Systems sector and Mission Integration division
of L-3 Aerospace Systems. He succeeds John C. McNellis, who is
retiring from L-3 but will remain with the company for an interim
period to assist with the transition of leadership
responsibilities. In his new role, Mr. Von Schwarz will report to
Michael T. Strianese, L-3’s chairman, president and chief executive
officer.
“Mark is a proven leader who has built a track record of success
at every stage of his career at L-3, and his appointment reflects
the deep reserve of talent we have cultivated at the company,” said
Mr. Strianese. “Mark successfully leveraged the strengths of the
ISR business to secure new opportunities in a challenging
environment by implementing a number of value-enhancing and
strategically important initiatives. His extensive industry and
operational experience will be instrumental in executing our
strategy of focusing on increasing market share and core margins
across the segment while continuing to deliver solutions to our
global customer base.”
Mr. Strianese continued, “On behalf of the entire company, I
would like to thank John for his leadership and contributions to
L-3 over the years and I wish him well.”
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Von Schwarz served as president of
the ISR Systems sector and, in April 2015, also assumed
responsibility for Aircraft Systems, formerly known as Platform
Systems. Mr. Von Schwarz was previously the president of L-3’s
Mission Integration division. Prior to joining L-3, Mr. Von
Schwarz, 56, served as president of ComCept, Inc., an advanced
engineering research and development division of L-3 specializing
in networking and electronic attack. He joined ComCept in 2001 as
chief of operations, advancing to president in 2003. Prior to
leading ComCept, he served as vice president of engineering for
Raytheon’s Aircraft Integrated Systems business. Mr. Von Schwarz
began his business career with E-Systems in 1982, where he
progressed through positions with increasing levels of
responsibility in engineering and program management.
Mr. Von Schwarz holds a Bachelor of Science degree in physics
and mathematics from Texas A&M University-Commerce and was an
honor graduate from the U.S. Army Intelligence Center – Ft.
Devens.
Within Aerospace Systems, Mr. Von Schwarz will be succeeded by
Bruce Trego, who will lead the ISR Systems sector, and Jim Gibson,
who will lead the Aircraft Systems sector. Kevin Coffman will
continue as president of the Logistics Solutions sector.
Bruce Trego joined L-3 in 2002 and most recently served as
interim president of L-3’s Aircraft Systems sector. His previous
assignments include vice president of reconnaissance programs in
the ISR Systems sector and president of L-3 ComCept. Mr. Trego
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Texas
A&M University-Commerce and a Master of Business Administration
from Southern Methodist University.
Mr. Gibson, who joined L-3 in 1991, is currently vice president
of international programs for Mission Integration. Prior to that,
he served as vice president of engineering and as director of the
Surveillance and Communications Systems Engineering group within
Mission Integration. He graduated from the University of Southern
Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering
technology and serves as a member of the University of North Texas’
Engineering Advisory Board.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 45,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aerospace systems and
national security solutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a
broad range of communication and electronic systems and products
used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported
2014 sales of $12.1 billion.
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