Item 8.01 Other Events.
Lamperd Less Lethal Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors
New Additions Bring Longstanding Experience and Expertise in the Increasingly
Important Field of Less Lethal Security Solutions
SARNIA, ON / December 16, 2021 / Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc. (OTC PINK: LLLI), an
innovation leader and manufacturer of advanced security solutions for law
enforcement, military and security agencies worldwide, is pleased to welcome two
new and highly qualified members to the company's Board of Directors. The two
additions are Municipal Enforcement Chief William H.C. Menzie and Specialized
Weapons Technician Steve Smejkal. Both men are very familiar with Lamperd Less
Lethal's extensive product line and the company's global marketing programs.
Brief biographies can be found below.
CEO Barry Lamperd stated, "We are very fortunate to have these excellent new
additions joining the Lamperd Less Lethal Board of Directors at this time. Their
expertise and industry experience should be invaluable as we are currently
working to significantly expand our market penetration in many new areas
including the United States where there is tremendous need now for more
effective and safer methods to deal with the many crises situations that are
arising there. Both Chief Menzie and Mr. Smejkal have expressed their strong
enthusiasm for working with me towards our goal of supplying the very best less
lethal security solutions to many more peace keeping agencies in Canada, the US
and around the globe."
Chief William H.C. Menzie
Chief Menzie currently runs and owns Municipal Enforcement Unit (MEU)
Consulting. There are two branches to MEU Consulting; the first is Enforcement
Services, suppling enforcement officers for municipal and provincial legislation
to 18 communities and 3 conservation areas. The other branch provides training
services. As part of the Training branch Chief Menzie has helped develop
By-law/MLEO programs for communities, trained their officers and helped them
start programs for their communities. As part of that service Chief Menzie has
also been involved in developing legislation for communities that he serves.
Chief Menzie has 35 years of experience in Law Enforcement and Security in both
the private and public sectors. He is an instructor in Use of Force,
De-escalation Training, Law Enforcement and Civilian, Restraints, Baton, Public
Order, Less Lethal Munitions and Devices, Fox OC Instructor, Edged Weapon
Defense, Note Taking/Investigations and Court Procedures, Video Surveillance and
Body Cameras. He also has further training in the following areas: Vehicle
Extraction, DOLA (Dog Owners Liability Act), Graffiti &Tagging Identification,
Guns on the Street, Domestic Violence, Emergency Chemical and Biological
Incidents, Emotionally Disturbed Persons and many other subjects. Additionally,
Chief Menzie is a security industry renowned expert in labor dispute security.
Chief Menzie has been involved with Lamperd Less lethal for over 25 years
developing training programs and with the creation of new of products. His
officers use some of the products developed by Lamperd Less Lethal while on
duty. Chief Menzie has always been a supporter and advisor to CEO Barry
Lamperd.
Mr. Steve Smejkal
Steve Smejkal is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States of America. He
spent 5 years in the Canadian Military and specialized in becoming a Weapons
Technician. Working on the Inglis Hi-Power pistol, C1 (Sterling) SMG, FN C1 and
C2, C5 GPMG .30 cal, M2 HMG .50 cal Browning machinegun, along with the C7, C8
and C9 weapon systems. He has been an avid reloader for pistol, rifle and
shotgun cartridges for over 35 years. Also, has been competitive with pistol,
rifle and shotgun matches in both Canada and the USA.
As an extension of the above, Mr. Smeikal decided to give back to the community
and became a Certified Range Officer and a Certified Club Level Handgun Safety
Instructor over 6 years ago. He performs safety services for all new members at
his home range in Canada. He has been on the Executive Board of his home range
for over 10 years and enjoys the interactions with the varied membership.
Mr. Smeikal is currently employed in the IT (Information Technology) field as an
Enterprise Network Security Analyst and has been so for the last 22 years.
The addition of the above two members to the Lamperd Less Lethal Board of
Directors replaces departing Board Members Terry Smith and Chief Ed Bogats, Jr.
PhD at this time. However, Chief Bogats will remain active with the company in
his ongoing role as Director of Training.
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About Lamperd Less Lethal:
Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc. (LLLI) is a developer, manufacturer and international
sales company for advanced less lethal weapons, ammunition and other security
products marketed to police, correctional, military and private security forces.
The company manufactures and sells over 300 different products including small &
large caliber projectile guns, flash-bang devices, pepper spray devices, 37mm &
40mm launching systems and interlocking riot shields. Lamperd also offers
advisory services and hands-on training classes run by highly accredited
instructors.
For more information visit: http://www.lamperdlesslethal.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to Lamperd Less
Lethal, Inc. Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update or
revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence
of unanticipated events or changes in future operating results.Safe Harbor for
Forward-Looking Statements:This news release includes forward-looking
statements. While these statements are made to convey to the public the
company's progress, business opportunities and growth prospects, readers are
cautioned that such forward-looking statements represent management's opinion.
Whereas management believes such representations to be true and accurate based
on information and data available to the company at this time, actual results
may differ materially from those described. The company's operations and
business prospects are always subject to risk and uncertainties. Important
factors that may cause actual results to differ are and will be set forth in the
company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact: Lamperd Less Lethal, Inc.
Barry Lamperd, President & CEO
(519) 344-4445
Email: info@lamperdlesslethal.com or sales@lamperdlesslethal.com
Company Website: http://www.lamperdlesslethal.com
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