Swarmer Promotes Garrett Kasper to CCO, Realigns Duties Among Executives

Swarmer Promotes Garrett Kasper to CCO, Realigns Duties Among Executives

July 24, 2026 19:00 ET | Source: Swarmer

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AUSTIN, Texas, July 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Swarmer, Inc (Nasdaq: SWMR) ("Swarmer" or the "Company"), a drone autonomy software company whose technology has supported more than 100,000 real-world combat missions in Ukraine since April 2024, today announced a promotion and realignment of duties among its executive leadership team.

Garrett Kasper Promoted to Chief Communications Officer

Swarmer promoted Garrett Kasper to Chief Communications Officer in recognition of his contributions since joining Swarmer as vice president of communications & marketing in December 2025. Kasper brings 30 years of communications leadership across the defense, aerospace, intelligence, cybersecurity, transportation, biotechnology, and health care industries. Prior to joining Swarmer, he managed external communications and media relations for several programs at L3Harris Technologies, including the VAMPIRE Counter-UAS system, which has been used extensively in Ukraine. In his new position, Kasper will continue to lead Swarmer's global marketing, branding, and corporate communications strategy as the Company scales.

Kasper's career began in 1996 as a Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Navy where he personally conducted more than 500 media embarkations during kinetic operations in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, served as the spokesperson for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and was selected to be a member of the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels. As a reservist, he served as a strategic public affairs advisor to senior leaders at U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Transportation Command, and he deployed for a year to Cuba as Director of the Joint Information Bureau for Joint Task Force Guantanamo in 2020. He retired from the Navy Reserve on June 1, 2026, as a highly decorated captain.

Serhii Kupriienko to Lead New Innovation Unit, Swarmer Labs

Serhii Kupriienko will continue as Chief Executive Officer (Global), with his focus shifting to defining and executing the Company’s long-term technology and innovation strategy. Kupriienko will now lead Swarmer Labs, the Company's newly created advanced research and innovation division. Under his leadership, Swarmer Labs will accelerate the development of next-generation artificial intelligence and autonomous technologies designed for the modern battlefield.

Alexander Fink's Oversight Expands to Include HR, Finance, and Operations

In connection with the management realignment, Fink's responsibilities have been expanded to include oversight of the Company's human resources, finance, and operations in addition to his existing responsibilities as Chief Executive Officer (U.S.) and President. Fink will now report directly to Swarmer's board of directors.

About Swarmer

Swarmer™ is a defense technology company that specializes in vendor-agnostic software which allows one operator to intuitively control hundreds of autonomous platforms in real time. Swarmer’s primary mission areas include autonomous swarm coordination, integration of multi-domain unmanned systems and AI-powered...