Jim Hardy was appointed as President of Apption Labs (d/b/a MEATER), our wholly-owned subsidiary, in June of 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Hardy served as our Chief Operating Officer since September 2022 and prior to that, as our Chief Supply Chain Officer from March 2021 until August 2022. Mr. Hardy has over 35 years of supply chain experience, having served as Chief Operating Officer of Fanatics, Inc., a retailer of licensed sports apparel and merchandise, from November 2017 to December 2019 and as Executive Vice President Global Operations of Under Armour, Inc. from March 2012 to March 2017. Mr. Hardy has also served on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Hardy received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida.