PALM BEACH, Fla., Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Global Digital
Solutions, Inc. (GDSI), a company that is positioning itself as a
leader in providing small arms manufacturing, complementary
security and technology solutions and knowledge-based,
cyber-related, culturally attuned social consulting in unsettled
areas, announced today that Scott
Brown, former United States
Senator from Massachusetts, has
joined the company's Advisory Board.
"We're thrilled to have someone with Scott Brown's national stature and extensive
government experience on our Advisory Board," said GDSI's President
and CEO Richard J. Sullivan.
"Scott's leadership roles at both the state and federal levels –
with a consistent focus on security-related issues – and his
longtime service in the Army National Guard give him great
perspective, experience and relationships that will be very helpful
to GDSI going forward. I personally look forward to
benefiting from Scott's invaluable advice and guidance with regard
to the Airtronic merger and our overall strategic direction."
During his U. S. Senate career, Senator Brown served on three
committees dealing with security and veterans issues: The
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
"I'm very excited about joining GDSI's growing team of expert
advisors," commented Senator Brown. "I see a great deal of
upside potential for the GDSI and Airtronic combination and I
applaud Dick Sullivan and the entire
GDSI team for their bold strategic vision. It's vitally
important to me that we're boosting U.S. manufacturing and security
while addressing issues related to job creation, innovation and
advanced cyber technology."
As previously announced, the GDSI Advisory Board now includes
former Florida Lt. Governor Jennifer
Carroll, international financing expert Edwin Wang, and strategic financial advisor
Matthew Kelley. In a sign of
confidence in GDSI's significant growth opportunity, and to ensure
that they are aligned with the interests of shareholders, all
members of the Advisory Board will receive equity instead of cash
compensation. Jennifer Carroll
is expected to become President and Chief Operating Officer of GDSI
once the planned merger with Airtronic USA, Inc. ("Airtronic") has been
completed.
More About Senator Scott
Brown
Scott Brown
served three terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives before
his election to the Massachusetts
Senate in 2004. In 2010 he became the first Republican
elected to the U.S. Senate since 1970. For more than 30
years, Senator Brown has served in the Army National Guard, and he
currently holds the rank of Colonel in the Judge Advocate General
(JAG) Corps. He completed his annual training requirements for the
National Guard in Afghanistan in
the summer of 2011. Senator Brown is a graduate of
Tufts University and Boston College Law School.
About Global Digital Solutions, Inc.
Global Digital
Solutions is positioning itself as a leader in providing small arms
manufacturing, complementary security and technology solutions and
knowledge-based, cyber-related, culturally attuned social
consulting in unsettled areas. For more information please
visit http://www.gdsi.co.
About Airtronic USA,
Inc.
Airtronic is an electro-mechanical engineering design and
manufacturing company. It provides small arms and small arms spare
parts to the U.S. Department of Defense, foreign militaries, and
the law enforcement market. The company also manufactures
medical, avionics, and telecommunications original equipment. The
company's products include grenade launchers, rocket propelled
grenade launchers, grenade launcher guns, flex machine guns,
grenade machine guns, rifles, and magazines. Founded in 1990, the
company is based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. On
May 16, 2012, the voluntary petition
of Airtronic, Inc. for liquidation under Chapter 7 was converted to
chapter 11 reorganization. The company had filed for chapter 7
bankruptcy on March 13, 2012. For
more information, please visit www.Airtronic.net.
Forward Looking Statements
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"forward looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements give the Company's current expectations or forecasts of
future events. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that are often difficult to predict and beyond the
Company's control, and could cause the Company's results to differ
materially from those described. The Company is providing
this information as of the date of this press release and does not
undertake any obligation to update any forward looking statements
contained in this press release as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. We have based these forward
looking statements largely on our current expectations and
projections about future events and financial trends affecting the
financial condition of our business. Forward looking
statements should not be read as a guarantee of future performance
or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the
times at, or by, which such performance or results will be
achieved. Important factors that could cause such differences
include, but are not limited to the Risk Factors and other
information set forth in the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 10 filed on August 9, 2013, and
in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Contact:
W. J. Delgado
916-838-8833
info@gdsi.co
Richard J. Sullivan
561-515-6163
info@gdsi.co
SOURCE Global Digital Solutions, Inc.