Allen-Vanguard, a global leader in providing customized solutions for defeating Radio Frequency (RF) based terrorist and extremist threats, is very pleased to announce the appointment of Arwyn Lewis OBE, BEng (Hons), MA, CEng, FIMechE, MAPM as their new Director Global Engineering.
Arwyn Lewis recently retired from the British Army, where he spent 30+ years in a variety of engineering and leadership roles. He has a wealth of engineering experience across the land domain, with significant experience as an electronics engineering specialist gained from key appointments in the UK, Canada and on operations across the globe. His operational experience is reinforced by formal technical training at Cranfield University, and he has extensive Program and Project Management experience.
Arwyn Lewis said: “I am honoured to be appointed to this new role within Allen-Vanguard, and I look forward to being part of the company as it moves forward. It is an exciting time, not only in terms of the technological development and engineering innovation being undertaken by Allen-Vanguard to produce the next generation of counter threat capabilities, but also as the company transforms to break into new markets, aims to develop new partnerships and looks to strengthen existing ones. Allen-Vanguard has an exceptional group of engineers in both North America and UK, and I am looking forward to leading that team and working with them to drive the engineering effort forward.”
Bobby Strawbridge, President of Allen-Vanguard said, “Having someone of Arwyn’s calibre and expertise join the team highlights our growth and direction of travel. He arrives at an exciting time for the company with the development of our next generation of systems well underway and our diversification into adjacent markets gaining great momentum. His recent exposure to Canada’s growing maritime market is also a definite boon.”
