OTTAWA, April 29 /CNW Telbec/ - Allen-Vanguard Corporation ("Allen-Vanguard" or the "Company") (TSX:VRS) is pleased to announce the results of the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company held on April 28th, 2008 in Ottawa and several initial decisions of the new Board regarding appointments.
At the meeting shareholders approved the following resolutions.
- To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Corporation and to authorize the directors of the Corporation to fix the auditors' remuneration; - To elect Peter M Kozicz, Cary McWhinnie, David O'Blenis, Philip O'Dell, Larry Cavaiola and David Luxton as the members of the board of directors for the upcoming year.
Following the Annual and Special Meeting of shareholders, Mr. O'Blenis was re-appointed Chairman of the Board and Chair of the Human Resources Committee, Mr. McWhinnie was re-appointed Chair of the Governance Committee and Mr. Kozicz was re-appointed Chair of the Audit Committee.
About Allen-Vanguard
Allen-Vanguard Corporation supports the mission of military and homeland security forces around the world with leading proprietary solutions for protection and counter-measures against hazardous devices of all kinds, whether chemical, biological, radiological or explosive (CBRNE), including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and remotely controlled IEDs (RCIEDs). Allen-Vanguard equipment is in service in more than 120 countries. Products include Electronic Counter-Measures ("ECM") equipment for jamming remote detonation of terrorist devices, specialty security equipment for Explosive Ordnance Disposal ("EOD"), remote intervention robots for hazardous applications, and personal protective wear for use in dealing with explosive and bio-chemical agents. Allen-Vanguard is the developer and/or sole, worldwide licensee of proprietary technologies such as the Med-Eng bomb suit, the Defender(TM) and Vanguard(TM) Mk2 bomb disposal robots, and the Universal Containment System and CASCAD Foam system for blast mitigation and decontamination of bio-chemical warfare agents. Professional services encompass counter-IED intelligence, training and advisory services, including the Triton(TM) Report on terrorist incidents around the world. The Company operates globally through its wholly-owned subsidiaries under the names "Allen-Vanguard", "Med-Eng" and "Hazard Management Solutions". Head office operations are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with manufacturing operations in Stoney Creek and Pembroke, Ontario; Ogdensburg, New York; Tewkesbury, U.K.; and Cork, Ireland; The Company has professional services operations in Shrivenham, UK, Canada and in the U.S. in Arlington, Virginia, plus sales offices in Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and Asia. Allen-Vanguard's shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol "VRS".
To find out more about Allen-Vanguard Corporation (TSX: VRS), visit our website at www.allenvanguard.com.
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