Exhibit
99.1
WRAP Appoints Four New Independent Board Members
TEMPE, Arizona, April 23, 2021 -- Wrap Technologies,
Inc. (the "Company" or "WRAP") (Nasdaq: WRAP), a global
leader in innovative public safety technologies and services, today
announced the appointment of four new independent members to its
Board of Directors.
●
Jeff Kukowski
has extensive operating
experience selling products and services to law enforcement. He
currently is CEO and a director of Cloudbolt Software, an
enterprise cloud management leader. From June 2010 to December
2014, he was Chief Operating Officer of Axon Enterprise, Inc.,
formerly Taser International.
●
Kimberly
Sentovich is a
seasoned merchandising,
operations, IT, and supply chain executive with 30 years of
experience with multi-billion-dollar profit and loss
responsibility. She held executive positions at Gymboree, Walmart,
and Home Depot. Ms. Sentovich has served on the Board of Directors
of One Stop Systems (NASDAQ: OSS) from 2019 to the
present.
●
Kevin Sherman
is an experienced marketing
executive and currently serves
as the Interim Chief Executive Officer, Chief Marketing Officer,
and Chief Revenue Officer of privately held Tractor Beverages,
Inc., where he has served since 2018.
●
TJ
Kennedy has extensive
experience in the fields of technology, public safety, management,
manufacturing, and communications. He has served as the Chief
Executive Officer, President, and member of the Board of directors
of Qumu, Inc. (NASDAQ: QUMU) since July 2020. He has prior
experience as a Director of the Public Safety Network and as
President of FirstNet – (First Responder Network
Authority), an independent authority inside the US Government
responsible for designing, building, and overseeing the nationwide
public safety broadband network for first responders in the United
States.
With the appointment of the new directors, the Company’s
Board now consists of nine members, seven of which are considered
independent directors. Independent director, Jeff Kukowski, was
nominated by founding stockholder Elwood G. Norris and independent
director Kimberly Sentovich was nominated by the Governance
Committee of the Board, with both being nominated pursuant to the
terms of the March 2021 Cooperation Agreement entered into between
Mr. Norris and the Company’s Board of Directors. The Board
further appointed Mr. Sherman and Mr. Kennedy as additional
independent members of its Board. The additional members will stand
for re-election at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
“I am pleased to have additional
talent join the WRAP team at this pivotal time in our
growth,” said Scot Cohen,
Chairman of the Board at WRAP. “The new members have a wide
range of experience and demonstrated skills, and I look forward to
the Board and our executive team benefiting from their counsel in
the months and years to come as we expand our global
business.”
About WRAP
WRAP
Technologies (Nasdaq: WRAP) is a global leader in innovating public
safety technologies and services that deliver advanced solutions
focused on avoiding escalation. The BolaWrap® Remote Restraint
device, WRAP's first product, is a patented, hand-held device that
discharges a Kevlar® tether to temporarily restrain from a
safe distance. Through many field uses and growing adoption by
agencies worldwide, BolaWrap is proving to be an effective tool to
safely detain persons without injury. WRAP Reality, the Company's
virtual reality training system, is an immersive training simulator
and comprehensive public safety training platform designed to
empower first responders with the necessary knowledge to perform in
the field. WRAP's headquarters are located in Tempe, Arizona. For
more information, please visit wrap.com.
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Trademark Information
BolaWrap, Wrap
and Wrap Reality are trademarks of Wrap Technologies, Inc. All
other trade names used herein are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of the respective holders.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements - Safe Harbor
Statement
This press
release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to: statements
regarding the Company's overall business; total addressable market;
and, expectations regarding future sales and expenses. Words such
as "expect", "anticipate", "should", "believe", "target",
"project", "goals", "estimate", "potential", "predict", "may",
"will", "could", "intend", and variations of these terms or the
negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to
identify these forward-looking statements. Moreover,
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that
are beyond the Company's control. The Company's actual results
could differ materially from those stated or implied in
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including
but not limited to: the Company's ability to successful implement
training programs for the use of its products; the Company's
ability to manufacture and produce product for its customers; the
Company's ability to develop sales for its new product solution;
the acceptance of existing and future products; the availability of
funding to continue to finance operations; the complexity, expense
and time associated with sales to law enforcement and government
entities; the lengthy evaluation and sales cycle for the Company's
product solution; product defects; litigation risks from alleged
product-related injuries; risks of government regulations; the
business impact of health crises or outbreaks of disease, such as
epidemics or pandemics; the ability to obtain export licenses for
counties outside of the US; the ability to obtain patents and
defend IP against competitors; the impact of competitive products
and solutions; and the Company's ability to maintain and enhance
its brand, as well as other risk factors mentioned in the Company's
most recent annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly report on Form
10-Q, and other SEC filings. These forward-looking statements are
made as of the date of this press release and were based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the
beliefs and assumptions of management. Except as required by law,
the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of
new information, future events or changes in its
expectations.
Contact:
Paul M.
Manley
VP –
Investor Relations
(612)
834-1804
pmanley@wrap.com