WSGI News World Surveillance Group Appoints New

WSGI News World Surveillance Group Appoints New Chairman of the Board of Directors

2012-04-30 09:20 ET - News Release

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 04/30/12

World Surveillance Group Inc. (OTCBB: WSGI), a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and related technologies, today announced the Company has appointed Anthony R. Bocchichio as its new Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bocchichio is the CEO and President of Caliber Consulting and Technology Inc., a privately owned company specializing in security issues and technology for government agencies and organizations. Mr. Bocchichio has over 37 years of experience in all aspects of Federal drug law enforcement, 25 of those years with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and 12 years with the U.S. Customs Agency Service. Mr. Bocchichio served in a broad range of operational and supervisory positions within both agencies and retired as the Assistant Administrator, Operational Support Division, of the DEA, Senior Executive Service (SES) 6 level. The Company's former Chairman, Michael K. Clark, has resigned from the Board of Directors.

As the Assistant Administrator of the Operational Support Division of the DEA and throughout his career, Mr. Bocchichio has been involved in the development of new technology in order to better support the operational needs of DEA. The Assistant Administrator is DEA's senior executive for information technology, investigative technology, research and development, forensic science, information security, physical security, personnel security, and the administration of DEA worldwide. As the Assistant Administrator, Mr. Bocchichio was responsible for over 800 sworn Federal Special Agents, engineers, technologists, forensic scientists, lawyers, and professionals of many other disciplines and managed a yearly budget that exceeded $300 million with long-term capital investments/inventory of approximately $1 billion. Since his retirement from government service, Mr. Bocchichio has been involved in all aspects of security and has been a member of various professional associations and committees to further the development of sound surveillance technology in support of law enforcement.