BYRN - Leadership updates

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced that Matthew McBrady, Ph.D. has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board"). Dr. McBrady was a long-time board member and advisor at Axon Enterprise ("Axon"), where he helped guide the company from its early days to its current position as the largest personal defense product company in the world with a market capitalization exceeding $50 billion. "We are pleased to welcome Matt to the Board

ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced the appointment of retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Rose Lopez Keravuori to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective August 10, 2026. She has also been named, along with two other independent directors, Board Chair TJ Kennedy and Adam Roth, and CEO Conn Davis, to a newly formed Enterprise Risk Management Committee to assist the Board in its strategic oversight of risk management. Keravuori succeeds Emily

ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, announced the appointment of Nate Secor as Senior Vice President of Brand and Marketing, effective today, August 10, 2026. Secor will oversee the Company’s brand strategy, consumer acquisition initiatives, agency partnerships, and marketing operations. He will report directly to Byrna CEO Conn Davis. Secor joins Byrna with nearly two decades of experience building consumer brands, driving demand generation, leading marketing tran

ANDOVER, Mass., July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced the appointment of James ("Jim") White as Senior Vice President of Retail & Channel Growth, effective today, July 20, 2026. White will oversee the Company’s retail and e-commerce sales channels and report directly to Byrna CEO Conn Davis. White is an accomplished commercial executive with more than 25 years of experience accelerating growth for leading consumer products and durable goods companies. Throughout his

ANDOVER, Mass., June 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced a realignment of its sales and marketing function designed to strengthen Byrna's brand messaging, broaden its customer base, improve product education, and better connect its products with real-world personal safety needs. As Byrna expands its retail footprint and pursues a larger, more mainstream consumer audience, the Company is realigning its organization to move beyond its historical base of early adopters, ta

ANDOVER, Mass., March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced the promotion of Luan Pham to President, effective March 17, 2026. In his expanded role, Pham will continue to lead Byrna's marketing, brand strategy, distribution, and customer acquisition initiatives, while working closely with CEO Conn Davis to drive execution across the Company's commercial strategy. Pham joined Byrna in January 2021 as the Company's Chief Marketing Officer and was promoted to Chief Revenue a

ANDOVER, Mass., March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced the appointment of Robert Holmes as Vice President of New Product Development and Research & Development. In this role, Mr. Holmes will lead Byrna's product innovation strategy and engineering efforts, overseeing the development of new technologies and products while advancing the Company's research and development initiatives. He will work closely with Byrna's engineering, manufacturing, and leadership teams to

Transformational Leader Bryan Ganz to Retire as CEO  Conn Davis Appointed as Successor TJ Kennedy Appointed Chair of the Board ANDOVER, Mass., March 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced that Bryan Ganz is retiring as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Following an extensive search process, with the assistance of a leading independent search firm, the Byrna Board has appointed Conn Davis to succeed Mr. Ganz and join the Bo

ANDOVER, Mass., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, today announced the appointments of Adam Roth, former Vice President of North America Marketing at Nike, Inc., and TJ Kennedy, veteran technology and public safety executive, to its Board of Directors. These appointments bring proven expertise in global brand building, go-to-market execution, and public safety technology leadership to Byrna, bringing added depth to the Board as Byrna expands its consumer reach and builds on its

ANDOVER, Mass., Jan. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a personal defense technology company specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, is donating 10% of proceeds from all purchases made on Byrna.com through January 21, 2025, to support recovery efforts for victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. The funds will be distributed equally among four trusted organizations providing immediate and long-term support to those impacted: Salvation Army LA (https://losangelescentral.salvationarmy.org)American Red Cross (https://redcross.org)LA Food Bank (https://l

ANDOVER, Mass., June 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Byrna Technologies Inc. ("Byrna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:BYRN), a technology company, specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative less-lethal personal security solutions, has appointed Lauri Kearnes as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective July 15, 2024. Kearnes is already working with the Company to ensure a smooth transition. Kearnes brings over 20 years of experience in financial and operating leadership, most recently serving as CFO for Harte Hanks (NASDAQ:HHS), a Massachusetts-based global customer experience (CX) strategy company. At Harte Hanks, she oversaw all finance, accounting, and human resources

ANDOVER, Mass., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN) ("Byrna" or "the Company") today announced that Brian Terando has been named Vice President of Production and Supply Chain. Mr. Terando will report directly to Bryan Ganz, Byrna's Chief Executive Officer (CEO). BYRN) (PRNewsfoto/Byrna Technologies Inc.)" alt="Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN) (PRNewsfoto/Byrna Technologies Inc.)"> Brian Terando will be assuming most of the duties of Mike Gillespie who will be retiring at the end of May.  Mike has agreed to be available on a consulting basis t

ANDOVER, Mass., Dec. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN) ("Byrna" or "the Company") today announced the retirement of Paul Jensen from its Board of Directors. Mr. Jensen joined the board in July 2018 and has served as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee since 2019. He retired as Byrna's CEO on April 1, 2019. BYRN) (PRNewsfoto/Byrna Technologies Inc.)" alt="Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN) (PRNewsfoto/Byrna Technologies Inc.)"> "We have benefitted from Paul's leadership and counsel as a member of our board," said Bryan Ganz, CEO of By

ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:BYRN) today announced that Mike Gillespie has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective August 23, 2021.  In his newly created role, Mr. Gillespie will report directly to Bryan Ganz, Byrna's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and will have responsibility for overseeing Byrna's day-to-day global operations.  Specifically, Mike will be responsible for coordinating the activities of Byrna's critical departments including research and development, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing and distribution.  His goals will be to: (1) improve product quality; (2) reduce costs; (3) shorten lead times; (4) bring new p