- Announced that it has appointed Rick Bowes, CD, MA, MBA in the new position of Vice President, Operations to oversee and accelerate market introduction of the Company’s products and services for Digitization and Tactical Products (“DTP”).
- The DTP business unit comprises the bulk of the Company’s current products and services, including TASCS, ATAK integration, the GreyGhostTM micro missile against hostile drones, the laser defence system and the Phantom electronic decoy.
- Appointments are part of KWESST’s expanded business plan
Ottawa, Ontario–(April 14, 2021) – KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (TSXV: KWE) (OTCQB: KWEMF) (“KWESST” or “the Company”) today announced that it has appointed Rick Bowes, CD, MA, MBA in the new position of Vice President, Operations to oversee and accelerate market introduction of the Company’s products and services for Digitization and Tactical Products (“DTP”). The DTP business unit comprises the bulk of the Company’s current products and services, including TASCS, ATAK integration, the GreyGhostTM micro missile against hostile drones, the laser defence system and the Phantom electronic decoy.
In conjunction, the Company also announced that Steve Archambault, who has been serving as part-time Chief Financial Officer since the Company’s listing in September 2020, will now assume this role on a full-time basis.
“With the expected closing of our recently announced $4 million over-subscribed brokered private placement, KWESST is positioned to execute on an expanded business plan,” said Jeff MacLeod, KWESST Founder, President and CEO. “The appointments announced today add bench strength for accelerated market introduction across our growing portfolio of products and services.”
“We are very pleased indeed to welcome Rick as VP Operations,” added David Luxton, Executive Chairman. “He brings a rare combination of senior defence industry experience and domain knowledge that is directly relevant to our key markets and programs. He also has proven business capture experience and long-standing relationships with major defence contractors. We are equally pleased that Steve Archambault has committed to the Company on a dedicated, full-time basis in the role of CFO.”
About Rick Bowes
Prior to his various senior roles with defence contractors such as General Dynamics Canada, DRS Technologies Canada (now Leonardo DRS), ATCO Frontec and ADGA Group Inc., Rick had a distinguished career as a senior officer in the Canadian Army, retiring in 2003 as a Lieutenant Colonel. He is a graduate of Royal Military College of Canada and served in various operational and staff roles in the Canadian military and on secondment to the British Army. As an armour officer, Rick served with various units such as Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) and the Canadian Airborne Regiment Battle Group across Canada and in deployed operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina with the UN Protection Force and the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR). Rick was also part of the planning team for Canada’s participation in the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission in 1999.
The Company stated that the terms of these appointments include a grant of 300,000 stock options to Rick Bowes, with each stock option being exercisable at a price equal to the closing price of the Company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 16th, 2021 on or before April 13, 2026 and a grant of Restricted Share Units (“RSU”s) to Steve Archambault equal to $25,000 divided by the closing price of the Company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on April 16th, 2021.
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