Mtron Appoints Jason Launius as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing as Paul Dechen Prepares to Retire After 42 Years

Press Release: November 4, 2026

November 4, 2026 — ORLANDO, Fla. — M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) (“Mtron”), a provider of high-performance radio frequency (“RF”) components and solutions, today announced the appointment of Jason Launius as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Launius succeeds Paul Dechen, who is preparing to retire following 42 years with the company.

Dechen joined the business in 1984 after earning his electrical engineering degree from the University of South Florida. Throughout his career, he held numerous sales and leadership positions, including leadership of PTI, the Orlando division of Mtron. His career has spanned decades of change across Mtron and the markets it serves.

“Paul’s 42 years with this business represent an extraordinary commitment to the Company and his fellow employees,” said Cameron Pforr, Chief Executive Officer of Mtron. “His experience and leadership have been an important driver of our company’s success. We are grateful for his many contributions and look forward to celebrating his career as he approaches retirement.”

“Paul has been an invaluable part of our company’s journey, leading our double-digit annual growth and managing all the challenges associated with that growth. Most importantly, Paul worked with mutual respect and trust with both our team and customers, consistently finding solutions while building lastings relationships.” commented Bill Drafts, President of Mtron.

Stepping into this role, Launius brings more than 20 years of commercial leadership experience across the aerospace, defense, space, satellite communications and RF/microwave industries. Prior to joining Mtron, he held senior commercial leadership positions with Mission Microwave, Wavestream and Comtech Satellite and Space.

His experience includes leading global sales and business development teams, building relationships with major aerospace and defense customers, introducing advanced RF technologies to new markets, and supporting complex, long-cycle programs from early customer engagement through production.

In his new role, Launius will lead Mtron’s global sales and marketing organization, with responsibility for commercial strategy, strategic account development, business development, channel management, market expansion and marketing. His focus will include strengthening Mtron’s position across key growth markets including precision guided munitions, electronic warfare, radar, counter-UAS, space, SATCOM, avionics, secure communications and other mission-critical RF applications.

“Jason brings a strong combination of RF industry knowledge, customer relationships and demonstrated commercial leadership,” said Cameron Pforr, Chief Executive Officer of Mtron. “As Mtron continues to expand its capabilities and strengthen its position as a strategic RF supplier, Jason will play an important role in developing new customer opportunities, expanding our presence within key programs and markets, and building the sales and marketing organization required to support our long-term growth objectives.”

“Mtron has an exceptional combination of engineering expertise, vertically integrated manufacturing capability, proven technology and long-standing customer relationships,” said Launius. “The company is well positioned to expand its role as a strategic RF solutions partner across aerospace, defense and space. I am excited to join Cameron and the Mtron team and look forward to helping accelerate growth, strengthen our customer engagement and expand the company’s presence across both existing and emerging mission-critical RF markets.”

About Mtron

M-tron Industries, Inc. (NYSE American: MPTI) designs, manufactures, and markets highly engineered, high reliability frequency and spectrum control products and solutions. As an engineering-centric company, Mtron provides close support to its customers throughout our products’ entire life cycle, including product design, prototyping, production, and subsequent product upgrades. Mtron has design and manufacturing facilities in Orlando, Florida, and Yankton, South Dakota, a sales office in Hong Kong, and a manufacturing facility in Noida, India. For more information, visit www.mtron.com and follow Mtron on LinkedIn.

Contact:

M-tron Industries, Inc. Investor Relations
ir@mtron.com
Cameron Pforr
Chief Executive Officer