Gene Cavallucci Named VP-General Counsel of Harris Corporation; Company Promotes Three in Legal Department
October 04 2004 - 5:01PM
PR Newswire (US)
Gene Cavallucci Named VP-General Counsel of Harris Corporation;
Company Promotes Three in Legal Department MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 4
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has named
Gene Cavallucci, 57, as vice president-general counsel. He succeeds
Richard L. Ballantyne, 64, who will retire from Harris at the end
of the year. Cavallucci had been serving as vice president-counsel
with responsibility for legal affairs in Harris' Government
Communications Systems and RF Communications divisions. The company
also promoted Scott T. Mikuen, 42, to vice president-associate
general counsel and corporate secretary; and John D. Gronda, 48, to
vice president-counsel and director of business conduct. "Gene has
great legal instincts and a proven track record in the complex
world of government procurement law, and business ethics and
compliance," said Howard L. Lance, chairman, president and chief
executive officer. "He will be an outstanding general counsel.
During the past 15 years, Dick Ballantyne has built a very strong
and effective legal organization at Harris, and we are delighted to
fill three key legal positions from within the company. We are
grateful to Dick for his loyal and dedicated service to Harris."
Cavallucci joined Harris in 1990. In addition to his recent
responsibilities as vice president-counsel for the company's
government- related businesses, he also served as director of
business conduct for Harris. He earned a B.A. degree in Labor
Management Relations from Penn State University and a law degree
from Penn State's Dickinson School of Law. He also earned a
master's of law degree in Government Procurement Law from George
Washington University Law Center. Prior to joining Harris, he
served as vice president-general counsel and secretary for DBA
Systems, Inc. in Melbourne, Florida. Previously, he was a partner
in a Melbourne law firm and served in the U.S. Air Force as a judge
advocate. Mikuen joined Harris in 1996 and was most recently vice
president-counsel with responsibility for Harris' corporate and
commercial division legal affairs. He also served as assistant
secretary to the board of directors. In his current position, he
will continue to be responsible for legal issues related to
securities, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and transaction
matters. He earned a B.A. degree in Political Science from Colgate
University and a law degree from the Harvard Law School. Prior to
joining Harris, he served as a partner in a Long Island, New York,
law firm. Gronda joined Harris in 1999 and has been responsible for
legal matters related to labor, employment, and employee benefits.
He earned a B.B.A. degree in Business Administration from the
University of Michigan and a law degree from Wayne State University
Law School. Prior to joining Harris, he served as a partner in a
Miami, Florida, law firm. Harris Corporation is an international
communications technology company focused on providing assured
communications(TM) products, systems and services for government
and commercial customers. The company's operating divisions serve
markets for government communications, tactical radio, broadcast,
and microwave systems. Harris provides systems and service to
customers in more than 150 countries. Additional information about
Harris Corporation is available at http://www.harris.com/.
DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Tom Hausman, Harris
Corporation, +1-321-727-9131, or Web site: http://www.harris.com/
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