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Lightspeed Aviation today announced the appointment of Kristofer Garberg to the Board of Directors. Mr. Garberg will join the Board of 5 Directors, 3 of whom are independent."We are pleased to welcome Kris to the Lightspeed Aviation's Board," said Allan Schrader, Chairman and CEO of Lightspeed Aviation. "At Lightspeed Aviation, we strongly believe in the integration of emerging technologies and software into our future headsets. Lightspeed Aviation remains committed to delivering not only enhanced sound performance but an overall safety platform for pilots, passengers, and the entire aviation community. Kris's extensive experience in aviation cockpit software and data collection, paired with his industry contributions, makes him an excellent addition to our Board and perfectly aligned with where we see the future for aviation headsets."
Mr. Garberg is a well-known, seasoned executive with over 20 years of experience leading aviation technology companies and retail organizations, including industry first product launches such as a cockpit video, audio and flight data recorder with cellular data offload, aviation voice recognition and speech to text software, and an aircraft gateway with airborne cellular. Mr. Garberg serves as President of Appareo Systems, Fargo ND along with his current role as a Board Member and Secretary with the Aircraft Electronics Association. Appareo is certified by all the major aviation and manufacturing regulators and has experienced teams of engineers and manufacturing professionals that understand what it takes to create products that adhere to governmental regulations and withstand environmental requirements. Mr. Garberg is also a 25-year private pilot.
About Lightspeed Aviation
From its first ANR headset offering in 1996, Lightspeed has demonstrated industry leadership in the category over nearly 3 decades with first-to-market feature like Bluetooth integration, wireless offerings, and headset audio adjustments and recordings. More recently, the Lightspeed Delta Zulu™ platform, introduced in 2022, builds safety functionality like personalized hearing compensation and built in CO monitoring and audible warning system directly into the Headset. The first-of-its-kind iOS App facilitates set up, data monitoring, and ongoing tracking of pilot metrics. The platform is scalable to incorporate additional pilot data to help them fly safer and better.