Title: President, Chief Executive Officer

Company: Proparms Ltd.

Location: Stowe, VT

Stowe, VT, May 19, 2016, Lesley Rust, President and Chief Executive Officer at Proparms Ltd., has been recognized by Elite Women Worldwide, for dedication, achievement and leadership in manufacture and design.

For the past 15 years, Ms. Rust has been the head of Proparms, a company founded by her late husband in 1973, which is a leader in special effects weaponry and specialized properties company. Bringing her experience as a special effects and weaponry supplier to the Canadian theatre and film industries, Ms. Rust has led the company since her spouses’ passing in 2001. She has continued his legacy of creating specialized ammunition, projectiles and various EOD/IEDD tools. Some of the innovations the company has implemented throughout the years is long distance three meter (10 ft.) standoff by laser precision aiming, 98 percent proven recoilless disrupters, including lightweight titanium models, Wizard Recoilless which can successfully decap a pipe bomb with watershot only, One Shot Disposable disrupter, RAM® and RIB disrupter tools, and customized ammunition and projectiles. Continue reading →