Command Security Corporation Appoints Carl E. Painter to Its Board of Directors.

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LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2001

Command Security Corporation announced today the appointment of Carl E. Painter to its Board of Directors.

Commenting on this appointment, William Vassell Command's CEO said, "We are extremely excited to add an individual with Carl's background to our Board. His experience in building companies through a combination of internal growth and acquisition will be valuable to Command as we continue to build a leading provider of security services."

Mr. Painter was most recently Chairman, President and Chief Executive Office of BICC Cables Corporation which was a leading manufacturer of electrical cables in the United States and Canada with revenues in excess of $750 million. BICC Cables was a subsidiary of the London based BICC Group.

In 1984 Mr. Painter was a co-founder of Cablec Corporation, a company formed to complete the management buy-out of the power cable business of the Phelps Dodge Cable & Wire Company. At the time of the MBO, revenues were $50 million. By 1989, revenues had increased to over $500 million as a result of internal growth and several acquisitions and the company was acquired by the BICC Group. During his time with the company, Mr. Painter held positions in manufacturing, sales, marketing and general management and led a number of acquisitions and the integration process following the acquisitions. He served as a director on the main board of the BICC Group and was a director on the board of Phillips Cables, Ltd., a Canadian subsidiary. He was also a director for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, the trade association for the U.S. electrical industry.

Mr. Painter received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Lehigh University in 1968 and an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School in 1975. He served four years as a Flight Officer in the U.S. Navy and currently resides in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife.

About Command

Command Security Corporation provides security services through company-owned offices in New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and provides services via independent security companies nationwide.

Statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements." Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including the demand for the Company's services, litigation, labor market, and other risk factors identified from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could cause actual results to differ materially from any forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The Company disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.