Liberty Defense Appoints Security Technology Veteran John Percival as Chairman - The Globe and Mail

Liberty Defense Holdings ( (TSE:SCAN) ) has issued an update. Liberty Defense Holdings has named veteran security technology executive John R. Percival as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Executive Chairman Jason Burinescu, who has departed the company to pursue other opportunities. The leadership change places an experienced commercialization and engineering specialist at the helm as the firm advances deployment of its AI-based concealed weapons detection systems. Percival brings extensive background in security equipment and imaging, most recently transforming SureScan EDS from a lab-stage enterprise into a $26 million revenue, cash-flow-positive producer of X-ray explosive detection systems. His appointment is expected to bolster Liberty Defense’s efforts to accelerate commercialization, expand its customer base in aviation, courts and corrections, and strengthen execution as it seeks long-term value creation for shareholders. The board transition underscores Liberty Defense’s strategic focus on scaling its next-generation screening technologies, including its MIT-licensed HEXWAVE platform and newly licensed millimeter wave imaging scanners.