KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (TSXV:KWE) (NASDAQ:KWE) (NASDAQ:KWESW) ("KWESST" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has appointed Sean Homuth, CPA, CA as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective June 12, 2023.
As CFO, Mr. Homuth will lead the Company's finance function including accounting and controllership, tax planning, financial planning and analysis, investor relations, treasury, human resources and IT. Mr. Homuth will also serve as the Company's Chief Compliance Officer, overseeing compliance with various regulations, permits, licenses and export controls.
"Sean is a proven CFO bringing extensive experience with emerging public companies. After an exhaustive search process with a national recruiting firm, I'm excited to welcome Sean to KWESST," said David Luxton, Executive Chairman and interim CFO. "With Sean's broad financial management, capital markets and investor relations experience he will be a versatile partner as we continue to ramp up revenue, build order backlog and drive towards a sustainable cash flow positive business."
Mr. Homuth brings more than 20 years-experience with public companies listed in both Canada and the United States across a wide range of industries, plus a variety of financing and M&A transactions. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA Ontario) and a Certified Public Accountant (Illinois).
I'm thrilled to be joining KWESST at such an exciting point in its development," said Mr. Homuth. "The defence industry is clearly in a period of strong growth around the world. I view KWESST as exceptionally well positioned to benefit from current trends with its unique range of offerings. On a personal note, I come from a family with a long history of military service both in Canada and the U.S., so the KWESST business is personally meaningful to me. I look forward to working with David and the team to capitalize on the many opportunities at hand as we continue to build out KWESST to its full potential."
KWESST Micro Systems Inc.(TSXV:KWE)(纳斯达克股票代码:KWE)(纳斯达克股票代码:KWESW)很高兴地宣布,它已任命 Sean Homuth为首席财务官 (CFO),自 2023 年 6 月 12 日起生效。
作为首席财务官,Homuth先生将领导公司的财务职能,包括会计和控制权、税收筹划、财务规划和分析、投资者关系、财务、人力资源和信息技术。Homuth 先生还将担任公司的首席合规官,监督各种法规、许可证、许可证和出口管制的遵守情况。
“肖恩是一位久经考验的首席财务官,在新兴上市公司拥有丰富的经验。在一家全国性招聘公司进行了详尽的搜寻之后,我很高兴欢迎肖恩加入KWESST。” 执行董事长兼临时首席财务官戴维·拉克斯顿说。“凭借肖恩丰富的财务管理、资本市场和投资者关系经验,随着我们继续增加收入,积压订单,推动可持续的正现金流业务,他将成为多才多艺的合作伙伴。”
Homuth 先生在加拿大和美国上市的各行各业以及各种融资和并购交易方面拥有超过 20 年的经验。他是一名特许专业会计师(加拿大安大略省注册会计师)和注册会计师(伊利诺伊州)。
我很高兴能在KWESST的发展如此激动人心的时刻加入KWESST,” Homuth先生说。“显然,国防工业正处于全球强劲增长的时期。我认为KWESST凭借其独特的产品范围非常有能力从当前的趋势中受益。就个人而言,我来自一个在加拿大和美国都有长期服兵役历史的家庭,因此 KWESST 业务对我个人来说意义重大。我期待与大卫和团队合作,利用手头的许多机会,继续充分发挥 KWESST 的潜力。”