October 18, 2010
Dulles, Virginia U.S.A.



NIITEK Announces Appointment of New President

NIITEK, Inc., part of the Chemring Group, PLC, the premier provider of Countermine Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Juan A. Navarro to serve as President of the Company. Juan Navarro, most recently Executive Vice President and General Manager, NIITEK, succeeds Fred Clodfelter, who will continue with the company in an advisory role as company Founder.

Navarro joined the company in 2006 as its Chief Operating Officer and has been instrumental in guiding NIITEK from a startup R&D company, to a leading developer and producer of quality GPR sensor technologies.

Prior to joining NIITEK, Navarro was the Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer of SER Solutions, a software company in Sterling, Virginia. Navarro also spent 12 years at Xerox in various Senior Management positions. He brings over 30 years of technology and senior management expertise to NIITEK. Navarro has a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland.

“It is an honor to continue with NIITEK and to lead such a talented team of dedicated professionals. Every member of the NIITEK team recognizes that what we do here makes a difference each day in the lives of countless war fighters,” said Juan Navarro. “I’m looking forward to continuing our mission to save lives.”

“Juan has demonstrated outstanding leadership in seamlessly expanding NIITEK’s production operations over ten fold. His commitment and drive to meet the customer’s requirements reflect highly of the dedicated manufacturing and engineering professionals who have worked tirelessly to ensure NIITEK’s HMDS ground penetrating units are supporting our war fighters,” said Dan McKenrik, President of Chemring North America.



Chemring Group is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of military countermeasures, energetics and munitions, pyrotechnics, EOD and related products and services. It is a diversified and expanding international business, currently with facilities in the United Kingdom and other European Union nations, the United States, and Australia. Chemring Group companies employ over 4000 people, serving a worldwide customer base that includes governments, defense services, prime contractors, homeland security and other specialized sectors. Visit www.chemring.co.uk