BlastGard International Appoints Joel Gold to its Board of Directors

Joel Gold, Director of Investment Banking at Andrew Garrett, Inc., joins BlastGard's Board of Directors

New York, NY & Tampa, FL - November 14, 2005 - BlastGard International, Inc. (OTCBB: BLGA has appointed Joel L. Gold to the Company's Board of Directors. Joel L. Gold is Director of Investment Banking at Andrew Garrett, Inc., an investment-banking firm located in New York City. The addition of Mr. Gold brings the number of board members to five.

Mr Gold has over 20 years of experience working in management positions with various financial institutions including Fechtor Detwiler & Co., Inc, Furman Selz, and Bear Stearns and Co. He is currently a director on the boards of several companies of which he serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees. He holds a B.S. in accounting from Brooklyn College, an M.B.A from Columbia Graduate School of Business, and a Juris Doctorate from The NYU School of Law.

BlastGard's CEO and Chairman, James Gordon, stated, "We are extremely pleased to have Joel Gold, a man with an extensive background in the investment banking industry, join our team. On behalf of BlastGard's board and management team, we look forward to utilizing his financial expertise and guidance as the Company moves forward."

Joel Gold said today, "I am very pleased to join the board of BlastGard. I am particularly impressed with the company's innovative technology and I am eager to provide guidance in furthering BlastGard's mission to create high quality, low cost solutions for governments and commercial sectors by providing the best alternative for preventing and minimizing destruction in a simple, cost effective manner."

About BlastGard International, Inc.

BlastGard International, Inc. creates designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary blast mitigation materials. The Company's patent-pending BlastWrap® technology effectively mitigates blast effects and suppresses post-blast fires. This unique technology is being used to create new, finished products or to retrofit to existing products. BlastWrap® is a market leading product from which blast protection solutions are built to save lives and reduce damage to valuable assets from explosions. Additional information on BlastGard can be found at http://www.blastgardintl.com.

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