M2i Global, Inc. appointed Jeffrey W. Talley as new CEO

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


On December 11, 2023, M2i Global, Inc. ("the Company") appointed Lieutenant General (Ret) Jeffrey W. Talley, age 64, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.


Lieutenant General (Ret) Jeffrey W. Talley, age 64, is President and CEO of U.S. Minerals and Metals Corporation. Jeff is an accomplished senior executive and proven leader with experience in large-scale organizations, public private partnerships, national & cyber security, environmental & energy sustainability, disaster emergency management, infrastructure resilience, data analytics & technology, R&D, and higher education. Jeff's career consists of a portfolio of academic, business, and government experiences. Prior to assuming his role, he served as President and CEO of The P3i Group, which he founded in 2020, providing senior management consulting to clients, with emphasis on the application of P3s to solve complex problems and create new opportunities. Prior to The P3i Group, Jeff served as Vice President and Global Fellow at IBM from 2016 thru 2020, IBM's Global Government Industry practice, advising senior leadership on strategic issues to include emerging markets, business development, and acquisitions.


Jeff's board experience includes serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for BluMetric Environmental, a Canadian environmental consulting and water cleantech company, from March 2019 until July 2023. Jeff also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on advancing science-based solutions for climate change, energy, and environmental challenges, from September 2019 until April 2023.


Jeff's military career included duty in the U.S., Korea, Kuwait, and Iraq. His military service culminated in 2012 when he was appointed to the rank of Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army and to a four-year term as the Chief of Army Reserve & Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Command; an organization of over 215,000 Soldiers/civilians, 134 general officers/executives, with an annual operating budget of $9B, and activities in over 30 countries, including all states/territories. He has received numerous medals/awards, including two Army Distinguished Medals and three Bronze Star Medals. He retired from the military in 2016 and was recognized by the U.S. Senate on June 28, 2016 with "Tribute to Lieutenant General Jeffrey W. Talley", as reflected in the congressional record. On April 28, 2023, he was awarded the Gold de Fleury Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the Corps of Engineers, for "inspirational leadership to the Nation and the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment."


Jeff's academic positions held are: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Department Chair, Endowed Chair, Institute Director, Adjunct Professor, Advanced Leadership Fellow, Scholar-in-Residence, and Professor of the Practice, with appointments at the University of Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University, The Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, and University of Southern California.


Jeff holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, an Executive M.B.A. from the University of Oxford, an M.S.E. from The Johns Hopkins University, an M.L.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, an M.S.S. from the U.S. Army War College, an M.A. from Assumption College, and a B.S. from Louisiana State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.), a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) in Sustainability, and a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer (D.WRE).


There are no family relationships with any of the executive officers or directors of the Company and the above referenced individual. Other than as set forth in the Merger Agreement, there are no arrangements or understandings between the above referenced individual and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director, and there are no transactions in which he has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.