Interim Chief Financial Officer

On March 11, 2024, the Company appointed Simon Tarsh, age 63, as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Tarsh most recently served at Deloitte Consulting LLP (“Deloitte”), where he was last a Senior Managing Director in the Finance and Enterprise Performance Practice, and served global clients since 2007. He led a growing global practice focused around operational transformation, including supporting carve out transactions, joint ventures and hybrid structures, both in the US and in international locations, such as India, China, Eastern Europe and Latin America. He supported high growth companies with their finance operations as they globalized, and was able to advise them on their expansion, while balancing growth with appropriate controls. Mr. Tarsh received a Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree in Business and Administration from the University of Salford, Manchester, UK and an MBA from City University Business School, London, UK. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (1984), which is considered as a CPA equivalent. Mr. Tarsh’s deep financial experience over the length of his career offers valuable insights to our Company, particularly given the enhanced accounting rules and regulations affecting public companies. Since leaving Deloitte, Mr. Tarsh has been providing consulting services through his consulting company, Tarsh PB Advisors LLC (“Tarsh PB Advisors”). Mr. Tarsh is presently a member of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of Onconetix, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWV).