Admiral Craig Faller Joins Viken Detection’s Board of Directors

BURLINGTON, Mass.–Viken Detection today announced that Admiral Craig Faller has been appointed to its board of directors.

Craig Faller is a retired four-star United States Navy Admiral with nearly four decades of global leadership experience. Faller most recently led United States Southern Command where he was responsible for U.S. military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean with the primary objective of forging strong security partnerships. He has served in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific regions both on large staffs and in Command of a United States Navy Carrier Strike Group and two warships. He has extensive Washington, DC experience in the Pentagon and with Congress as the Department of the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs (lead representative to Congress on behalf of the leadership of the Navy). In the Pentagon he served as the senior military assistant to the Secretary of Defense.

A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Faller earned a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering and a master’s in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School.

“It is a privilege to welcome Craig to our board,” said Jim Ryan, CEO of Viken Detection. “I’m looking forward to working with him to widen Viken’s reach in providing innovative technologies to support the critical missions of both law enforcement and the military.”

“Viken’s cutting-edge technology and world-class products enhance security and saves lives,” said Admiral Faller. “I have been impressed with the dedicated, hard-working, innovative, and trusted Viken team. I am excited to work with them.”

About Viken Detection

Viken equips public safety organizations, including customs and border protection agencies, law enforcement, and security professionals with effective, safe, and affordable detection tools to thwart imminent threats. The company’s innovative suite of handheld x-ray imagers, chemical analyzers, vehicle scanners and elemental analyzers are proven and reliable in their respective markets with thousands of units operating in the field. Viken Detection is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.vikendetection.com.