Vislink Technologies Appoints Jim McGowan as Vice President and General Manager of its MilGov Business Unit
March 23 2020 - 6:00PM
Vislink Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: VISL) today announced that Jim
McGowan has joined the Company as Vice President and General
Manager of its MilGov Business Unit, effective immediately.
“We are excited to announce the addition of Jim
McGowan to our team,” said Carleton Miller, CEO of Vislink. “Our
expertise in providing advanced video technology and solutions for
worldwide law enforcement, public safety and military operations
has made us a leader in supporting mission-critical applications.
Jim’s thirty years of successful experience and leadership in
MilGov and Aeronautics will be instrumental in driving our MilGov
business to even higher levels.”
Jim McGowan said, “ I am thrilled to be joining
the Vislink team and to be a part of their continued growth and
success moving forward. The high-quality products and proven
capabilities they consistently deliver help ensure that military
and government customers around the world can execute
well-informed, real-time operations reliably, effectively and
decisively. I am excited about working alongside the dedicated
folks who have built this brand as we expand our capabilities even
further and continue to serve our important global customers.”
Jim McGowan was most recently President of
Helinet Aviation Services, a helicopter services company engaged in
aerial film production, news gathering, and airborne downlink
system integration for government clients. Before joining Helinet,
Jim was Vice President of Surveillance at FLIR Systems, where his
team was focused on DOD and US Government business development.
Prior to that he was VP of Commercial Sales at FLIR and oversaw the
development and execution of sales and distribution strategies for
a new segment focused on thermal imaging products for consumer and
government customers. Jim joined FLIR from Pilatus Business
Aircraft, where as VP of Fleet & Government Sales he helped the
company define, develop and sell an innovative aerial surveillance
platform for government use. Jim has held additional leadership
roles at Envirovac and McDonnell Douglas, directing international
aviation engineering and field service teams, and also served as an
engineer at Alaska Airlines where he helped maintained the
persistent readiness of the fleet.
About Vislink Technologies,
Inc. Vislink Technologies is a global leader in the
development and distribution of advanced communication solutions.
Driven by technical excellence that has led the industry for over
50 years, our innovative products and turnkey solutions provide
reliable connectivity in the toughest environments across the
global live production, military and government sectors. Our
solutions include high-definition communication links that reliably
capture, transmit and manage live event footage, as well as secure
video systems that support mission-critical applications. Vislink
Technologies shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange
under the ticker symbol VISL. For more information, visit
www.vislink.com.
Note on Forward-looking Statements
This press release may contain projections or
other forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements involve risks
and uncertainties, and actual events or results may differ
materially. Among the important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements are the risk that our reduction in operating expenses
may impact our ability to meet our business objectives and achieve
our revenue targets and may not result in the expected improvement
in our profitability, the fact that our future growth depends in
part on further penetrating our addressable market and also growing
internationally, and we may not be successful in doing so; our
dependence on sales of certain products to generate a significant
portion of our revenue; the effect of a decrease in the sales or
change in sales mix of these products would harm our business; the
risks that an economic downturn or economic uncertainty in our key
U.S. and international markets may adversely affect demand for our
products; difficulty in accurately predicting our future customer
demand; the importance of maintaining the value and reputation of
our brand; and other factors detailed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and our other subsequent
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as
of the date otherwise stated herein. The Company disclaims any
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:Daniel
Carpini daniel.carpini@vislink.com
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