Annual report 2008 - Comrod

“Understanding theApplications is extremelyuseful.”Derek McLelland,General Manager, Comrod UK Ltd.Bridgehead for further expansionThe Group announced in early August2008 that a strategic bridgehead had beenestablished by setting up Comrod UK Ltd inSouthampton, UK. A few days later ShankarJ. Shenoy joined the company as an incountrysales manager in Bangalore, India.Derek McClelland has 45 years’ experiencein the field of defence communicationsapplications. Having served in the BritishArmy for 27 years, after numerouspromotions and positions, he ended hismilitary career in 1992 as a communicationsofficer with responsibility for securing thenetworks deployed in theatres around theworld.After retiring from the British Army in1992, Mr. McClelland continued to utilizehis experience in the field of defencecommunications. From 1992 until joiningComrod in 2008 he was employed by a UKbased major supplier of antennas and maststo the global defence market.“When offering antennas to radiomanufacturers or to the end-users in thedefence forces it is a great advantageto be able to discuss, with knowledgeand understanding, the applications andscenarios the products will be used in.Today’s communications systems are muchmore complex than in my time, but therequirement to transmit the information over> CONTINUEDTIMELINEINDUSTRIALPRODUCT2006Qualification of the newLoop insulator for urbantransport.2007Major increase of the oilactivity business.2008Decision to focus on‘dedicated applications’for the oil industry24 Comrod Communication Group Annual report 2008