Byrna Technologies Inc. announced that Bryan Ganz is retiring as Chief Executive Officer. Following an extensive search process, with the assistance of a leading independent search firm, the Byrna Board has appointed Conn Davis to succeed Mr. Ganz, effective March 3, 2026.To facilitate a smooth transition, Mr. Ganz will serve as an advisor to support the incoming CEO for up to six months. Mr. Davis is a growth-oriented public company executive with deep experience across strategy, product innovation, marketing, eCommerce, and mergers and acquisitions.
He most recently served in a series of executive leadership positions at MasterBrand Inc., culminating in his role as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. At MasterBrand, Mr. Davis shaped the company?s long-term growth roadmap, strengthened its M&A capability and pipeline, and enhanced its commercial execution. He brings a track record of successful product launches, delivering measurable efficiency gains and performance improvements, and driving top- and bottom-line growth.
Since becoming CEO in 2019 after first joining the Company?s Board in 2016, Mr. Ganz?s leadership of Byrna has been transformational. He led the Company?s transition from a small research and development company to a multinational manufacturing and sales operation with a portfolio of unique self-defense products, including less-lethal launchers, projectiles, and other personal security tools, as well as a robust innovation pipeline. Mr. Ganz also oversaw the Company?s listing on the OTCQB, its uplisting to Nasdaq, its inclusion in the Russell 2000, its shift to a more institutional governance model, and the strategic transition to a consumer model featuring the Byrna brand of less-lethal launchers.
Conn Davis most recently served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, at MasterBrand Inc., leading a team of more than 100 associates spanning product development and innovation, marketing, corporate strategy, and M&A. Earlier in his time at MasterBrand, Mr. Davis served as EVP, Corporate Strategy and GM eCommerce, more than doubling business unit revenue in two years, after serving as Vice President, Corporate Strategy, leading corporate strategy, M&A, a strategic business unit, and market research and insights. Prior to joining MasterBrand, he served as Director of Strategy at Fortune Brands Home & Security, before which he worked at Bain & Company and at Jenkins & Kling, P.C. and Brown & James, P.C. as an attorney. Mr. Davis holds a bachelor?s degree from Southeast Missouri State University, a J.D. from DePaul University, and an M.B.A. from the Olin Business School at Washington University in St.
Louis.
