HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, March 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 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.Note on Forward-looking StatementsThis 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:
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