Longtime Industry Veteran's Surprise Passing Shocks Company

The Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Solutions & Support, Incorporated, Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick, has passed away due to complications from a sudden illness. 

“It is with great sadness that we announce that Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick, our founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, has passed away due to complications from a sudden illness. The entire IS&S family mourns this tragic loss. He will be sorely missed,” said the company in an official statement.

Hedrick devoted his career to advancing the avionics industry, getting his start at classic timekeeper and once avionics manufacturer Bulova. He later founded Harowe Systems as a joint aerospace venture, which was later spun out and acquired by Smiths industries. His tenure at the company culminated in a role as President and CEO for Harowe until 1988, when he founded Innovative. Throughout his career, he collected nearly 100 patents in the electronics and aerospace field. 

Glen R. Bressner, the vice chairman of the board of directors of IS&S, said the company will sorely miss its late father. “On behalf of our Board of Directors, management team, and employees, we extend our deepest sympathies to Mr. Hedrick’s wife, daughter and loved ones. We will miss the creativity, keen intellect and leadership Geoff has shown over the past several decades.”

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