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Plurilock Appoints Ron Wilson, President of Best Buy Canada, to Industry Advisory Council

  • Ron Wilson is President of Best Buy Canada and brings decades of technology sales experience to the Plurilock’s Industry Advisory Council
  • Wilson led the consolidation of Future Shop into the Best Buy brand in the 2010s and has been instrumental in Best Buy’s adoption of marketplace ecommerce, in-store pickup, delivery, and fulfillment

Vancouver, British Columbia—(Newsfile Corp. – August 19, 2024)—Plurilock Security Inc. (TSXV: PLUR) (OTCQB: PLCKF) (“Plurilock” or the “Company”), a global cybersecurity services and solutions provider, announces the appointment of 35-year technology sales veteran Ron Wilson to the Company’s Industry Advisory Council.

Mr. Wilson is currently President at Best Buy Canada, where he has been a senior leader for over two decades. During that time, he led the consolidation of the Future Shop stores and assets into the Best Buy brand and played an instrumental role in many of the most important and successful changes at Best Buy in recent years, including the e-commerce marketplace, delivery and fulfillment, and online sales for in-store pickup.

Mr. Wilson brings a wealth of knowledge to Plurilock from his senior roles in merchandising, operations, marketing, and e-commerce, along with irreplaceable experience in helping major brands to thrive and grow through acquisitions, integrations, and market and industry transformations.

“Ron Wilson is a seasoned executive with a proven track record of capitalizing on major industry shifts to achieve significant results,” said Ian L. Paterson, CEO of Plurilock. “His extensive expertise in technology sales, marketing, and business operations will be invaluable to our team, along with his unique ability to achieve what others deem impossible—a quality we deeply appreciate at Plurilock.”

A total of 150,000 options will be granted to certain consultants of the Company pursuant to the Omnibus Plan, subject to TSXV approval) with a strike price of $2.13. The stock options are granted for a five-year term from August 16, 2024, and vesting will commence immediately.

About Plurilock

Plurilock sells cybersecurity solutions to the United States and Canadian Federal Governments along with Global 2000 companies. Through these relationships, Plurilock sells its unique brand of Critical Services-aiding clients with our expertise to defend against, detect, and prevent costly data breaches and cyberattacks.

For more information, visit https://www.plurilock.com or contact:

Ian L. Paterson
Chief Executive Officer
ian@plurilock.com
416.800.1566

Ali Hakimzadeh
Executive Chairman
ali@sequoiapartners.ca
604.306.5720

Sean Peasgood
Investor Relations
sean@sophiccapital.com
647.953.5607

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in the TSX Venture Exchange policies) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

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