Mr. Bill Frain reports
LIBERTY DEFENSE APPOINTS FORMER TSA PRECHECK LEADER MATT JOHNSON TO LEADERSHIP TEAM
Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd. has appointed Matt Johnson to Department of Homeland Security relationship manager as the company expands its aviation footprint and accelerates commercialization of its next-generation screening solutions across airports and other high-throughput environments.
Mr. Johnson brings more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of aviation security, security technology and public-private collaboration. At the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), he served in senior leadership roles and helped design and implement risk-based aviation security initiatives, including the early development and deployment of TSA PreCheck across U.S. airports. Most recently, he held a senior leadership role at Evolv Technology, where he helped drive the growth strategy and execution through strategic partnerships, market expansion and the scaled adoption of next-generation weapons detection solutions across complex environments. Mr. Johnson's background combines deep operational security expertise with hands-on experience scaling innovative technologies in high-trust, high-consequence settings.
Liberty believes aviation represents one of the largest and most strategically important long-term markets for next-generation screening. Mr. Johnson's experience navigating aviation security requirements and scaling innovative detection technologies is expected to strengthen Liberty's commercial execution, partnership development and customer engagement as the company expands deployments of its solutions across airports and other high-throughput environments.
"Matt's experience is exceptionally well aligned with Liberty's mission and our current stage of growth," commented Bill Frain, chief executive officer of Liberty Defense. "He brings a rare combination of deep operational insight from his time at the TSA and hands-on experience helping scale next-generation detection solutions in complex, regulated environments. As we expand our aviation footprint and scale deployments, Matt's leadership will be instrumental in helping us execute effectively, build trusted partnerships and position Liberty for long-term success in the checkpoint security market."
In other news, the company, or its representatives, will be attending the following trade shows in support of Hexwave and the high-definition upgrade kit:
- ISC West, March 25 to March 27;
- Milipol, Brazil, April 14 to April 15;
- American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) May 3 to May 5.
About Liberty Defense Holdings Ltd.
Liberty Defense provides multitechnology security solutions for concealed weapons detection in high volume foot traffic areas and locations requiring enhanced security such as airports, stadiums, schools and more. Liberty's Hexwave product, for which the company has secured an exclusive licence from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as a technology transfer agreement for patents related to active 3-D radar imaging technology, provides discrete, modular and scalable protection to provide layered, stand-off detection capability of metallic and non-metallic weapons.
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