Iten Defense, a provider of advanced composites and armor solutions, today announced a new Chief Executive Officer, Damon Walsh. Mr. Walsh succeeds CEO and co-founder, Lex Watson, who will remain on the company's Board of Directors and in an active advisor role.

Mr. Walsh is a defense industry executive with over 40 years of cross-functional leadership experience. His background includes 25 years of service in the U.S. Army, including 12 years as an Infantry and Special Forces officer at multiple levels of command and staff. He was then selected for duty in the Army Acquisition Corps and served his final 13 years in uniform in a wide variety of contract and program management assignments including Rock Island Arsenal; DCMC-Haiti; US Special Operations Command; DCMA Iraq; and as the commanding officer of the Lima Army Tank Plant/DCMA-GDLS. Following his time as an Army Officer, Mr. Walsh served in senior roles at several companies including Force Protection, Jet Hot – High Performance Coatings, and SYNNEXUS. He most recently served as Chairman of the Board and Co-Founder of Mission Solutions Group.

"Damon's background in the defense industry and leadership acumen makes him a natural choice to lead the company through its next phase of growth and help to expand our presence in key end markets," said Peter Ostergard, Managing Partner at Edgewater Capital Partners.

"When we founded Iten Defense, we did so to safeguard the warfighter and others who put themselves in harm's way. Damon shares our passion and has spent his career in and out of uniform supporting that vision, and I am excited that Damon will be leading our team into our next chapter of success," said Lex Watson, Board Member.

"I am elated to be joining Iten Defense as CEO and help to build on its successful track record of providing customers innovative composite solutions to meet their most challenging problems," said Mr. Walsh.

Source:prnewswire.com