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John P. A. Budreski joins EnWave with over 30 years of extensive capital markets and executive management experience. Mr. Budreski has a professional history of advancing and accelerating businesses, as well as tangible engineering experience.

He was formerly a Vice Chairman of Cormark Securities Inc. from 2009 to 2012 and President and CEO of Orion Securities Inc. from 2005 to 2007, prior to its successful sale to Macquarie Bank. He has filled the roles of a Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets and Head of Investment Banking for Scotia Capital Inc. from March 1998 to February 2005. After starting out as a Managing Director of US Institutional Equity Group for Scotia Capital he also held senior roles in investment banking and equity sales and trading for RBC Dominion Securities.

John Budreski is currently a Director of Sandstorm Gold Ltd., and Nulegacy Gold Corporation. He is also the Executive Chairman of Morien Resources Corp.

Brent Charleton has extensive experience working in competitive team-based environments in the public, private and not-for-profit industries. He has managed the marketing, investor relations and corporate affairs mandates for EnWave Corporation since 2010.

Brent, an ex-professional athlete, is a graduate of the Marketing Management program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology and Communications from Simon Fraser University.

Brent Charleton has completed the Canadian Securities Course and is a holder of the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst^® designation.

Dr. Stewart Ritchie is the President of Canadian Poultry Consultants and S.J. Ritchie Research Farms.

He developed and has been participating in the Platinum Brooding® program since inception. The Platinum Brooding® program is an educational session used by poultry producers to promote poultry health and is now part of the curriculum at the University of Georgia, Master of Avian Medicine program and the Aviagen International Broiler Production School in Alabama. The Platinum Brooding® program is now part of the New Producer Entrant program of the British Columbia Broiler Chicken Marketing Board.

He has now completed his term as President of the American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP).

Stew was the founder of the Western Meeting of Poultry Clinicians and Pathologists in 1990 and is a member and has participated in numerous poultry production and scientific sessions throughout the globe.

Mary C. Ritchie is an extremely distinguished business person who has over 30 years of experience working in both the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

Ms. Ritchie is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Richford Holdings Ltd., an accounting and investment advisory services company; a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta; the Chairman of the Financial Advisory Committees of RBC Funds Inc. and RBC Advisor Global Fund Inc; and a member of the Board of Directors of Industrial Alliance Ltd. and Alaris Royalty Corporation.

She also is on the three-member advisory committee for Natural Resources Canada; a member of the Board of Directors for the Canada Development Investment Corporation (CDIC); and on the three-member advisory committee for the Privy Council of Canada.

Mr. Sanford is a seasoned legal professional with over 30 years of experience as an executive for a Fortune 500 company. He is the former Senior Vice President and Managing General Counsel at Fluor Corporation (“Fluor”), a global engineering and construction company.

Mr. Sanford has significant experience structuring major commercial transactions in a variety of legal systems around the world. In his role at Fluor, Mr. Sanford manages a team of legal professionals with a global footprint that addresses intellectual property matters, taxation, insurance and risk management matters. During his tenure at Fluor, Mr. Sanford has provided legal expertise and leadership during the structuring of billions of dollars in transactions.

Mr. Sanford obtained both his Bachelor’s Degree and Law Degree from Dalhousie University and holds an MBA from the University of Calgary.

Patrick Turpin has close to 30 years of experience leading consumer packaged goods organizations across multiple areas of the value chain. He is an accomplished senior executive who has successfully concepted and launched several retail channel businesses and brands.

In addition to co-founding Popchips, he was also a senior executive at Costco Wholesale where he led multiple strategic initiatives, including launching Costco’s gas station business and Costco’s Executive Membership division. Patrick also managed Costco’s vertically integrated, private-label snack and confection packaging business.

Pablo Cussatti has 28 years of Food Operations and Manufacturing experience, from engineering and building food plants, to running large Supply Chain Operations.

Pablo currently is the SVP of Manufacturing for Ventura Foods, responsible for 15 manufacturing facilities producing Dressings, Sauces, Mayonnaise, Margarines and Oils.

Prior to Ventura Foods, Pablo ran large Operations for Blue Apron, Pinnacle Foods, Pepsi Bottling Group, and Dean Foods.

He is an experienced operator with a proven track record of building teams that drive Safety, Quality, Service and Costs in Food Operations.