Press release
Comtech Appoints Maria Hedden to Chief Operating Officer
Hedden to Strengthen Comtech’s Operations – From Production to Improved Customer Satisfaction – to Scale the Company into a Dominant Provider of Failsafe
About this update from Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nHedden to Strengthen Comtech’s Operations – From Production to Improved Customer Satisfaction – to Scale the Company into a Dominant Provider of Failsafe Communications\n\n MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nMarch 30, 2022-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, today announced that it has hired defense and communications industry veteran Maria Hedden as its new Chief Operating Officer (“COO”).\n\nHedden’s expertise is built on a storied career that includes over 20 years of executive P&L management experience focusing on improving business performance, and she has worked with some of the largest names in defense and mission-critical communications, including BAE Systems and L3Harris. In her most recent position, she served as Senior Vice President of Operational Transformation for Leidos, where she was responsible for establishing manufacturing excellence for a multi-billion product portfolio.\n\n“At Comtech, we are focused on becoming the most trusted provider of Failsafe Communications, so that communication and data transmission is possible anytime, anywhere - and critical to achieving that goal is having someone at the top of our organization driving operational excellence, customer satisfaction, and structuring our business to scale successfully,” said Michael Porcelain, President and CEO of Comtech. “Maria’s track record speaks for itself, and she has the skillset needed to take Comtech into the future as Failsafe Communications become even more ingrained into our daily lives, no matter what the application.”\n\nIn her new role, Hedden will be responsible for leading and implementing operational excellence across Comtech, such as improving production capabilities and on-time delivery schedules, through retaining and scaling engineering and operations teams to improve margins and to keep pace with expected business growth. As COO, Hedden will ultimately drive continued customer satisfaction with her proven ability to efficiently deliver the solutions all of Comtech’s customers have come to rely on.\n\n“My career has largely been in pursuit of making great companies better, and putting them on the path to meet their potential. Particularly for organizations in the most crucial of disciplines – suc...