Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Released
Released
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ASX RELEASE
28 April 2026
Appointment of Non-Executive Director – Rear Admiral Terence “Terry” McKnight
(USN, Ret.)
Ava Risk Group Limited (“AVA” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the proposed appointment
of Rear Admiral Terence “Terry” McKnight, US Navy (Retired), as a Non-Executive Director of the
Company.
The appointment is subject to the completion of standard onboarding requirements, including the receipt of
a Director Identification Number (DIN).
Rear Admiral McKnight is the nominated board representative of Hale Capital Partners, a strategic investor
in AVA. His appointment reflects the continued alignment between AVA and Hale Capital Partners as the
Company executes its growth strategy, particularly in the United States.
Rear Admiral McKnight brings more than 40 years of distinguished leadership experience across the U.S.
Navy and the defence industry. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, Customer & Government
Relations at CAES by Honeywell, where he played a key role in driving growth across major U.S.
Department of Defense programs and strengthening relationships with government stakeholders and prime
contractors.
During his military career, Rear Admiral McKnight held a number of senior command roles, including
Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group Two and the inaugural Commander of Combined Task Force
151, leading multinational counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
The Chairman of AVA, David Cronin, commented: “On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome
Terry to AVA. His deep experience across defence, government relations and strategic program delivery
will be highly valuable as we accelerate our growth in key markets, particularly in North America. Terry
has already engaged closely with management and the Board, and we look forward to his contribution.”
Rear Admiral McKnight commented: “I am pleased to be joining the Board of AVA at an exciting time in
the Company’s development. AVA has a strong portfolio of differentiated technologies and a clear
opportunity to expand its presence in key global markets. I look forward to working with the Board and
management team to support the Company’s next phase of growth.”
Further details regarding the effective date of appointment and director interest disclosures will be provided
following completion of onboarding requirements.
This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of Ava Risk Group Limited.
ENDS
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About Ava Risk Group
Ava Risk Group is a global leader in providing technologies and services to protect critical and high value assets and
infrastructure. It operates three business segments – Detect, Access and Illuminate. The Detect segment manufactures
and markets ‘smart’ fibre optic sensing systems for security and condition monitoring for a range of applications
including perimeters, pipelines, conveyors, power cables and data networks. Access is a specialist in the development,
manufacture and supply of high security biometric readers, security access control and electronic locking products.
Illuminate specialises in the development and manufacture of illuminators, ANPR cameras and perimeter detectors. Ava
Risk Group products and services are trusted by some of the most security conscious commercial, industrial, military and
government clients in the world. www.theavagroup.com
Investor Enquiries
Alexandra Abeyratne
Sodali & Co
alexandra.abeyratne@sodali.com
+61 438 380 057
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