Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 26, 2021, Grant Mitchell was appointed to the Advisory Board of the
registrant.
On March 17, 2021, Peter Sherba was appointed to the Advisory Board of the
registrant.
On April 1, 2021, Frank Conci was appointed to the Advisory Board of the
registrant.
Dr. Grant Mitchell - Dr. Mitchell is a physician, entrepreneur, and seasoned
executive across multiple industries including biotech, fintech, agriculture,
and retail. He holds a B.A. in Economics from New York University, an M.D. from
the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and an M.B.A. from the
Wharton School of Business. During medical school, Dr. Mitchell co-founded
AdhereTech, a leading smart pill bottle company that improves medication
adherence and monitors clinical trials. After completing his medical degree, he
joined McKinsey and Company as a consultant in their Silicon Valley office with
a focus on biotechnology. In 2016, Dr. Mitchell moved to McKinsey's London
office to help integrate machine learning capabilities across the firm globally.
There he led teams that pioneered the use of big data in multiple industries
from real-world evidence and clinical trial design to professional sports injury
prediction.
After Dr. Mitchell's career at McKinsey and Company, he launched Primordia
Biosciences, the largest producer of hemp-derived cannabinoids in California. He
currently invests in and consults on early-stage businesses across industries.
Peter Sherba - Peter is an industry leader in the electricity sector having been
the driving force behind the growth of Krueger Electric. Bringing over 30 years
of electrical expertise, Peter is well known in the industry. His project
experience includes airports (including the Prince George Airport), hospital
renovations, power plants, grounds facility improvement, school district
lighting, agricultural plans, hotel renovations, mall expansions, and working
directly with the Ministry of Transportation in both the Northern and Okanagan
regions of British Columbia, Canada on electrical contracts. Peter's areas of
expertise include contract negotiation, project planning, estimating,
purchasing, legal requirements, quality management and control, crew
requirements, new business, and AutoCAD tech. His insight and experience will be
invaluable to Astra Energy as it navigates the technical and regulatory
landscape of electrical generation in Jamaica.
Frank Conci - Mr. Conci is a seasoned expert with 46 years of experience in the
power generating and coal mining industries. Frank attended Rolla school of
Engineering at Missouri University where he studied civil engineering. After
college, Mr. Conci started his career with Old Ben Coal Company and then
Kerr-McGee which later became Murray Energy directing the mechanical and
electrical maintenance activities for the surface and underground at the coal
mines.
After leaving the coal mining industry Mr. Conci joined the team at Electric
Energy Company in Joppa Illinois a six-unit 1086MW coal-fired continuous cycle
power plant directing the maintenance and operational activities at the
facility. Frank then joined the team at Ameren Illinois a large public utility
company with operations in Missouri and Illinois where he was responsible for
the compliance, operations, and maintenance of the 69KV to 345KV high voltage
bulk power transmission, distribution, substations, transformers, circuit
breakers, CCVTs, Las, and CTs for all of Region 6 in Illinois. Mr. Conci is an
experienced veteran with a massive knowledge of operations and maintenance of
continuous cycle power plants and high voltage 69KV to 345KV bulk transmission
and distribution systems.
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