AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) has appointed Michael D. Ruppert to its board of directors.
Ruppert brings more than 25 years of financial, strategic and corporate development experience in the aerospace and defence sector to AV. He has served as EVP and chief financial officer of ManTech since 2023 where he leads ManTech’s financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, cash management and acquisition strategy functions.
Previously, Ruppert held several senior leadership roles at Mercury Systems, including Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career, he co-founded an aerospace and defense-focused M&A advisory firm and held senior investment-banking roles at UBS Securities, Lehman Brothers and Lazard. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
AV also announced that Charles Thomas Burbage has informed the board of his decision not to seek re-election and to retire from the board at the company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. Burbage has served on AV’s Board since 2013.
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