Comtech Appoints Mary Jane Raymond to its Board of Directors
December 11, 2025-- Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ:CMTL) ("Comtech" or the "Company"), a global communications technology leader, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has appointed Mary Jane Raymond as an independent director, effective December 11, 2025. Following Ms. Raymond's appointment, the Board consists of eight directors.
Ms. Raymond brings more than three decades of public company finance and governance experience. From 2014 through 2024, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR), formerly II-VI Incorporated, a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components with revenue exceeding $5.8 billion. She previously held senior finance, risk management and M&A roles at Hudson Global, Dun & Bradstreet, Lucent Technologies and Cummins Engine Company. Since 2019, Ms. Raymond has served as an independent director and member of the Audit Committee of Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO), a semiconductor and compound semiconductor process equipment company.
"We are pleased to welcome Mary Jane to the Board," said Ken Traub, Chairman, President and CEO of Comtech. "With Comtech's recent positive momentum, it is a good time for us to enhance our Board, as we look forward to benefitting from Mary Jane's broad governance, finance, internal control oversight, M&A and operational capabilities."
"I am honored to join Comtech's Board of Directors as an independent director," said Ms. Raymond. "I have been impressed with Comtech's progress over the past several months and I look forward to contributing going forward."
About Mary Jane Raymond
Ms. Raymond served as Chief Financial Officer of Coherent Corp., formerly II-VI Incorporated, from 2014 through 2024, where she oversaw global finance, treasury, tax and investor relations and played a key role in financing and integrating multiple strategic acquisitions. From 2005 to 2013, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hudson Global, Inc., where she led the company's global finance organization and supported a multiyear portfolio rationalization and capital structure improvement. Earlier in her career, Ms. Raymond held senior positions including Chief Risk Officer and Principal Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller at Dun & Bradstreet, Vice President of Merger Integration at Lucent Technologies, and a series of finance, strategy and general management roles at Cummins Engine Company. She is a Certified Management Accountant and an NACD Certified Director and currently serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ:VECO), in addition to her service on several non-profit boards over the course of her career.
About Comtech
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading provider of satellite and space communications technologies; terrestrial and wireless network solutions; Next Generation 911 ("NG911") and emergency services; and cloud native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Through its culture of innovation and employee empowerment, Comtech leverages its global presence and decades of technology leadership and experience to create some of the world's most innovative solutions for mission-critical communications. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.
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