American Rebel Holdings, Inc. announced Appointment of Director. Effective May 9, 2023, the Board of the company appointed C. Stephen Cochennet to serve as a new independent director. Mr. Cochennet was also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee.

Mr. Cochennet will serve on the Board and hold office until the next election of directors by stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified or until earlier resignation or removal. C. Stephen Cochennet, 66, Director: Mr. Cochennet has served as CEO/President, of Kansas Resource Development Company, a private oil and gas exploration company since 2011. In addition, Mr. Cochennet has served as a board and committee member of Orbital Infrastructure Group, Inc. (Nasdaq “OIG”) since 2018.

From 2011 through 2015 he was also the CEO and president of Guardian 8 Corporation. From 2005 to 2010, Mr. Cochennet was the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of EnerJex Resources, Inc., a publicly traded SEC registered Oil and Gas Company. Prior to joining EnerJex, Mr. Cochennet was President of CSC Group, LLC in which he supported several Fortune 500 corporations, international companies, and natural gas/electric utilities as well as various startup organizations.

The services provided included strategic planning, capital formation, corporate development, executive networking and transaction structuring. From 1985 to 2002, he held several executive positions with UtiliCorp United Inc. (Aquila) in Kansas City, Missouri. His responsibilities included finance, administration, operations, human resources, corporate development, natural gas/energy marketing, and managing several new startup operations.

Prior to his experience at Aquila Mr. Cochennet served 6 years with the Federal Reserve System managing problem and failed banking institutions primarily within the oil and gas markets. Mr. Cochennet graduated from the University of Nebraska with a B.A. in Finance and Economics.