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Axon Announces Clay Winn as General Manager of TASER Smart Weapon Business
Axon Sales Executive Takes on Key Leadership Role for Conducted Electronic Weapons (CEW) Business

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Axon (Nasdaq: AAXN), the global leader in connected law enforcement technologies, today announced the promotion of Clay Winn to General Manager (GM) of Axon's TASER Smart Weapon Business, effective May 24, 2017.

Clay Winn, General Manager (GM) of Axon's TASER Smart Weapon Business

Winn has spent the last 16 years with Axon (formerly TASER International), holding positions in Strategic and Community Relations, Account Management and, most recently, serving as Vice President of Conducted Electrical Weapon Sales. During his tenure, Winn has established himself as a well-respected thought leader within the Major City Chiefs and the International Association of Chiefs of Police communities. In his new role as GM, Winn will guide and be responsible for all customer facing activities involving the TASER brand.

"Clay has risen through the ranks at Axon over the past decade and half, bringing a wealth of experience to this new role of GM for the TASER Smart Weapon business," says Axon CEO and Founder Rick Smith. "Clay is a well-known and trusted representative of our TASER brand for law enforcement agencies (LEAs) nationwide. I can't think of a better person to represent our company and the TASER product line," concluded Smith.

"I am thrilled to be at the helm of customer initiatives and activities for the TASER smart weapon business," says Winn. "My experience on the sales side at Axon along with the relationships I've built with LEAs over the years will allow me to steer the business in a direction that is best for our customers. There's a lot of growth potential for the CEW product line. I'm excited to lead those efforts for Axon and develop our next generation TASER CEWs," concluded Winn.

About Axon

The Axon network is a network of devices, apps, and people that helps law enforcement become smarter and safer. Our mission is to protect life. Our technologies give law enforcement the confidence, focus, and time they need to keep their communities safe. Our products impact every aspect of an officer's day-to-day experience:

  • In the field - Our Smart Weapons offer a less-lethal intermediate use of force response and our body-worn and in-car cameras collect video evidence to capture the truth of an incident; and our mobile applications enable simple evidence collection.
  • At the station - Our secure, cloud-based digital evidence management solution allows officers and command staff to manage, review, share and process digital evidence using forensic, redaction, transcription and other tools.
  • In the courtroom - Our solutions for prosecutors make collaborating across jurisdictions and agencies easy so that cases can be resolved quickly.

We work hard for those who put themselves in harm's way for all of us. To date, there are more than 100,000 licensed users from around the world and more than 183,000 lives and countless dollars have been saved with the Axon network of devices, apps and people. Learn more at www.axon.com or by calling (800) 978-2737.

Axon, the "Axon Delta" logo, Axon network, Smart Weapons, TASER, and Evidence.com are trademarks of Axon Enterprise, Inc., some of which are registered in the U.S. and other countries. For more information, visit www.axon.com/legal. All rights reserved.

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