Board of Directors

Since July 2020, Ms. Heter has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tallgrass Energy, LP (“Tallgrass”), an energy infrastructure company where she performs operations, engineering, safety, land, environmental, procurement, IT and HR services. From April 2018 to July 2020, Ms. Heter served as Segment President, Natural Gas Transportation, for Tallgrass and from February 2016 to April 2018, Ms. Heter served as Vice President and General Manager of the Rockies Express Pipeline, for Tallgrass. Prior to that, Ms. Heter served in various roles with Kinder Morgan, including as a director of account services, account director and as a project manager and risk engineer. Ms. Heter obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Ms. Heter’s experience in management and operations is expected to be of significant advantage to the Company as it begins its digital asset treasury strategy, pursuant to which the Company plans to pursue a number of strategic initiatives to acquire Ethereum and leverage a combination of staking, lending, liquidity provisioning and bespoke private agreements.

Mr. Jordan is an experienced senior executive and corporate director with experience in both private and public companies across a variety of sectors. Mr. Jordan currently serves as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HighMont Advisors Inc., a Vancouver-based, globally focused strategy and finance consulting company, specializing in helping clients facing corporate transition; advisory services offered include mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public and private financing, turnaround and restructuring, corporate and business development, positions he has held since January 2020. Mr. Jordan also serves as a senior advisor at Evans & Evans, Inc., a Vancouver based strategic finance consulting and advisory firm, a position he has held since October 2023.

Mr. Jordan has extensive public company Board of Directors experience, including in his current roles as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Minas Metals Ltd. (CSE:MINA); a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee, Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of Goldgroup Mining Inc. (TSX:GG); a member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Governance Committee, and member of the Compensation Committee of Standard Uranium Ltd. (TSXV:STND); and a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Timeless Capital Corp. (TSXV:TMC). Mr. Jordan also serves on various private company Board of Directors.

Mr. Jordan served as Chief Financial Officer of HeyBryan Media Inc. (CSE: HEY), a peer-to-peer marketplace app connecting independent contractors to consumers with everyday home maintenance needs, from October 2019 to November 2020. Prior to that he served in several roles with Ascent Industries Corp. (“Ascent”), including Vice President of Corporate Development (January 2018 – July 2018); Chief Financial Officer (August 2018 – April 2019); and Interim Chief Executive Officer (November 2018 – April 2019), where he led the company’s go-public listing and financing transactions. Mr. Jordan was Interim CEO, CFO, and a director of Ascent, when on March 1, 2019, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued an order granting Ascent’s application for creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) (“CCAA”). On April 26, 2019, Mr. Jordan resigned as an officer and director of Ascent. On May 5, 2020, the receivership was terminated by the court.

Between 2012 and 2017, Mr. Jordan served as Managing Director and Corporate Director with Echelon Wealth Partners Inc., an investment banking fund in the technology, biotech and diversified industries fields. Mr. Jordan also worked for Credit Suisse Group for nearly ten years in roles that included Leveraged Finance/Restructuring in Europe, Principal Investing in New York, as well as Special Situations and Convertible Bonds in Asia. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Jordan was a corporate and securities lawyer with Bennett Jones LLP.

His management experience also includes working as CFO and CEO of public companies, and director at a global investment bank. His board experience includes roles at a Canadian investment bank, health sciences companies, mineral exploration and production companies (uranium and gold), an ultra-low cost airline and a Capital Pool Corporation.

Mr. Jordan holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship and International Business. He also has an LL.B from the University of British Columbia where he focused on corporate and securities law, and a BA from the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

Mr. Shoemaker is a seasoned senior executive with extensive leadership experience in the iGaming, hospitality, technology, and real estate development sectors. Over his career, he has raised more than $2 billion across multiple Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) roles. His expertise spans strategic planning, capital raising, and operations management, with a focus on building high-growth, team-oriented organizations in both domestic and international markets, including Asia, Canada, and Europe.

Most recently, from July 2021 to January 2024, Mr. Shoemaker served as CEO of WIN Group, a leading global esports betting company, where he led the company’s strategic direction and growth, focusing on esports content and online wagering. During his tenure, he doubled user registrations on WIN’s content platform, and launched a new licensed iGaming platform aimed at eSports. Prior to that, he provided financial advisory services to small and medium sized enterprises, including strategic support to WIN Group and financial advisory services for a greenfield resort project in Colombia.

From January 2018 to July 2019, Mr. Shoemaker served as the CEO of Engine Media Holdings, Inc. (TSX:GAME and NASDAQ:GAME), an international digital media, entertainment and technology company, where he led capital raising efforts, streamlined operations, and grew revenue significantly. Earlier in his career, he held various senior executive roles at Asian Coast Development Ltd. (CEO and Chairman of the Board (2014-2015) and President and CFO (2008-2014)), an international development company specializing in integrated resort destinations; NuVox Inc., a telecommunications company based in the southeast and Midwest US (CFO (2003-2008)); GT Group Telecom (CFO (1999-2002)), and Qwest Communications International Inc. (various roles (1996-1999)), where he developed deep expertise in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and international business. Mr. Shoemaker holds a B.S. in Commerce with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Virginia and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Suckling has more than 30 years of experience in the finance industry, primarily working in commodity trading and investment. Since January 2009, Mr. Suckling has served as a Partner and Founder of Verulam LLC, a hedge fund and consultancy. From March 2000 to December 2005, Mr. Suckling served as a Partner at multibillion fund management group, Ospraie Management LLC. From July 1994 to March 2000, Mr. Suckling was a commodities trader on the London Metal Exchange with MG Ltd. Since August 2022, Mr. Suckling has served as a member of the Board of Directors of American Battery Materials, Inc. (OTC Pink:BLTH) and is currently the non-executive chairman of Cadence Minerals and Chair of remuneration committee (AIM: KDNC), a position he has held since December 2015. Mr. Suckling also previously served as the non-executive director and member of the Audit Committee of Macarthur Minerals (TSX-V:MMS, ASX: MIO) from December 2017 to September 2024. Mr. Suckling is a graduate of Brasenose College, Oxford University, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree (with honors) in Modern History and a Master of Arts degree in Modern History.

We believe that Mr. Suckling is well qualified to serve on the Board of Directors due to his significant experience in the finance industry, including his positions as partner of several significant hedge funds along with various public board representations in various jurisdictions.