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DEFSEC Technologies Announces Senior Executive Appointment
Elisabeth Preston appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer Ottawa, Ontario--(News...
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[{"type":"text","content":"DEFSEC Technologies Announces Senior Executive AppointmentElisabeth Preston appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Legal OfficerOttawa, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2026) - DEFSEC Technologies Inc. (TSXV: DFSC) (TSXV: DFSC.WT.U) (NASDAQ: DFSC) (NASDAQ: DFSCW) (\"DEFSEC\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce today that it has appointed Elisabeth Preston as Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer. \"Elisabeth brings an impressive range of private and public company defence and security experience, including cross-border U.S.-Canada transactions as well as extensive international experience, managing strategic relationships,\" said Sean Homuth, President and CEO. \"She will be a tremendous asset as our business continues its growth on all fronts.\" About Elisabeth Preston Elisabeth's practices as an international business and trade lawyer, with significant transactional and public company governance experience.Her legal practice has, for 26 years, had a significant emphasis on the Public Safety, Defense and Aerospace marketplace, and for industries with sizeable government programs or highly regulated operations. She has over 30 years' experience advising companies as an executive in areas relating to governance, cross border marketing initiatives, strategic relationships, major commercial transactions and financing initiatives to fund and sustain growth. She has assisted companies to pursue and secure major contracts, solve complex international disputes, set up and maintain manufacturing and other operations around the world, and do so in an efficient and compliant manner. She has worked intensively in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, procurement law, anti-corruption compliance, industrial security, export control and controlled goods, as well as labour and employment law. Elisabeth acts as counsel on security-sensitive issues and is an active member of executive management teams. Elisabeth was also previously the managing partner of a major Canadian law firm's Ottawa office, and co-chair of its National Business Law practice. Most recently, Elisabeth was Chief Legal Counsel and Vice-President of International Compliance for a major U.S. defence contractor's international electronics division headquartered in Canada.Elisabeth has a Bachelor of Arts in History (honors) from the University o...