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DroneShield announces appointment of CFO, Carla Balanco

  • Published August 05, 2019 12:00AM UTC
  • Publisher Wholesale Investor
  • Categories Company Updates

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (“DroneShield” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Carla Balanco has been appointed as its Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Balanco has been employed by the Company as its Financial Controller since mid 2018. In this role, she managed DroneShield’s finance function, assisted with compliance with the Company’s ASX reporting requirements, and oversaw the scaling of the Company’s financial management systems. Ms. Balanco has also been actively involved in the Company’s capital markets transactions, as DroneShield continued its growth.

DroneShield’s chairman Peter James commented, “The Company’s Board welcomes Carla for her well-deserved promotion into the senior leadership of the business, working alongside of our CEO Oleg Vornik, Chief Technology Officer Angus Bean and Chief Operating Officer James Gatley. We are excited about the rapid trajectory of the Company, driven by its highly capable leadership team and supported by its best in class teams in Australia, the UK and the US.”

About DroneShield

Based in Sydney (Australia), Virginia and Washington, DC (USA) and London (UK), DroneShield is a worldwide leader in drone security technology. The Company has developed the pre-eminent drone security solution that protects people, organisations and critical infrastructure from intrusion from drones. Its leadership brings world-class expertise in engineering and physics, combined with deep experience in defence, intelligence, and aerospace.

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