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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


In connection with the PXS Merger and as of May 11, 2022, William Alessi and Chris Chumas resigned from all director and officer positions with the Company, and the following individuals were appointed to the following positions with the Company:


Name


Age


Position(s) with the Company


Ron F. Sickels


66


Chief Executive Officer and Director (1)


William E. Sluss


66


Chief Operating Officer and Director


Fabian G. Deneault


55


Executive Vice President and Director


Eric Newlan


60


Vice President, Secretary and Director


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(1)

Mr. Sickels will also continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of PXS.


There exist no family relationships among the officers and directors of the Company.


Certain information regarding the backgrounds of each of our executive officers and directors is set forth below.


2 


Ron F. Sickels became a member of the Board of Directors and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company on May 11, 2022. Dr. Sickels has served as Chief Operating Officer and as a Director of PXS since January 2022 and will continue to serve in such capacity. Since 2016, Dr. Sickels has served as Vice President and General Manager of Relevant Fuel Solution, the premier fuel management resource for organizations that trade on reliability, and Vice President Development of Relevant Power Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of power plants of all types with over 3,200 megawatts of power installed worldwide, both of which are based in The Woodlands, Texas. From 2008 to 2019, Dr. Sickels was the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Fuel Solutions, Inc., Morro Bay, California-based environmental fuel and power specialist. From 2000 to 2007, Dr. Sickels was co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of EFS Tank and Power, Inc., Bakersfield, California-based designer and manufacturer of tank and power generation equipment. Dr. Sickels earned the following degrees from Rockville University, Maryland: PhD in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, MS in Chemical Engineering and BS in Mechanical Engineering.


Fabian G. Deneault became a member of the Board of Directors and was appointed as Executive Vice President of the Company on May 11, 2022. Mr. Deneault is a founder of PXS and has served as Chief Operating Officer and as a Director since its inception in August 2020. Since January 2020, Mr. Deneault has been President and a Director of Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Flower Mound, Texas-based publicly-traded company (symbol: BBBT) that manufactures and sells MiteXstreamTM, an EPA-registered biopesticide, and an affiliate of PXS. From January 2017 through December 2019, Mr. Deneault owned and operated Grizzly Creek Medical Cannabis, a proprietorship licensed as a medical marijuana dispensary in the State of Montana. Since June 2016, Mr. Deneault has been President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of PXS. From 2014 through April 2016, Mr. Deneault owned and operated PetroXg3 LLC, a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. For more than 10 years prior to that, Mr. Deneault was engaged in petrochemical sales. Mr. Deneault currently serves as a sales and marketing representative for Montana Unified School Trust, a Helena, Montana-based health insurance provider.


William E. Sluss became a member of the Board of Directors and was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company on May 11, 2022. Mr. Sluss is a founder of PXS and has served as Chief Financial Officer and as a Director since its inception in August 2020. Since January 2011, Mr. Sluss has served as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and, since January 2020, Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and as a Director of Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Flower Mound, Texas-based publicly-traded company (symbol: BBBT) that manufactures and sells MiteXstreamTM, an EPA-registered biopesticide, and an affiliate of PXS. Between 2008 and 2010, Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer for AcccuForce Staffing Services in Kingsport, Tennessee. Between 2002 and 2008 Mr. Sluss was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Studsvik, Inc., a nuclear services company based in Erwin, Tennessee. Mr. Sluss is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Virginia and received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Virginia's College at Wise, Wise, Virginia. In addition, Mr. Sluss earned a J.D. degree from Irvine University School of Law, Cerritos, California. Mr. Sluss is a member of the California Bar.


Eric Newlan became a member of the Board of Directors and was appointed Vice President and Secretary of the Company on May 11, 2022. Mr. Newlan is a founder of PXS and has served as Vice President, Secretary and as a Director since its inception in August 2020. Since 1987, Mr. Newlan has engaged in the practice of law in the North Texas area, and is currently the managing member of Newlan Law Firm, PLLC, a Flower Mound, Texas, firm practicing primarily in the area of securities regulation. Since January 2020, Mr. Newlan has been Vice President, Secretary and a Director of Black Bird Biotech, Inc., a Flower Mound, Texas-based publicly-traded company (symbol: BBBT) that manufactures and sells MiteXstreamTM, an EPA-registered biopesticide, and an affiliate of PXS. Since June 2016, Mr. Newlan has been Vice President of Touchstone Enviro Solutions, Inc., a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products and an affiliate of PXS. From October 2012 to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as a director, and from April to October 2015, Mr. Newlan served as CEO, of Green Life Development, Inc., a Las Vegas, Nevada-based a purveyor of environmentally-friendly products. Mr. Newlan earned a B.A. degree in Business from Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and a J.D. degree from the Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Newlan is a member of the Texas Bar.