(Honolulu, Hawaii) Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN (Ret.), former Commander of the Pacific Command, has been named President of Trex Enterprises (Trex) effective immediately. Admiral Fargo will continue as Chairman of two of Trex’s subsidiaries, Sago Systems, Inc. and Loea Corporation.   Trex Enterprises is a diversified high-technology firm focused on products and solutions related to homeland security, defense and wireless communications. 

“Admiral Fargo is a strategic thinker and a visionary who has the depth to continue growing Trex Enterprises,” said Dr. Kenneth Y. Tang, Chairman and CEO of Trex Enterprises.  “He is also a man of great integrity with a wealth of experience.”

Admiral Fargo works full-time from Trex’s Honolulu office overseeing the strategic path for Trex Enterprises. He also plays an instrumental role in building the company’s subsidiaries.  Trex employs 65 professionals full-time among the Islands of Maui, Kauai and Oahu while more than 100 other professionals work in the San Diego, New Mexico and Massachusetts offices.

“It is exciting to be working with so many talented individuals who have created revolutionary technologies,” said Admiral Fargo. “We are now commercializing our core products, which makes it an exciting time for us as we grow and penetrate our perspective markets.” 

Admiral Fargo joined Trex in March of this year as Executive Vice President following a distinguished career serving the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense.  Admiral Fargo served as the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command directing all operations of the Army, Navy, Marine Cops and Air Force throughout the Pacific, East Asia and the Indian Ocean. He was responsible to the President and the Secretary of Defense, as the U.S. military representative for collective security arrangements in the Pacific.

About Trex Enterprises, Loea Corporation & Sago Systems, Inc.

Established in 1978, San Diego based Trex Enterprises is a government contract R&D firm with its focus on dual-use technology development. Since 2001, the company has spun off several subsidiaries to commercialize technologies for communication, security and health related applications. Trex Enterprises’ Loea Corporation is specializing in high bandwidth free space millimeter-wave radios. Currently there are Loea radio installations in various locations including Hawaii, California, Washington DC, Maryland, New Mexico and Arizona.  Trex Enterprises spun out Sago Systems, Inc. in December 2004.  Sago’s core technology—a high-tech millimeter-wave camera- has been developed, designed and refined over the last decade for various military and homeland security applications. It can passively detect explosives, guns, knives and suspicious objects through clothing and recently was nominated as a finalist for San Diego’s most innovative new products. For more information log on at www.trexenterprises.com or www.loeacom.com