Aurora Solar Technologies Inc. announced that Gordon Deans has retired as CEO of the Company effective as of October 1, 2022, following 13 years as a Founder and senior executive. Gordon continues to support the commercialization of the Company's Insight platform along with the combined business product and market strategy in a consultative role. Concurrently, the Company's Board has unanimously appointed Kevin Dodds to succeed Gordon as Chief Executive Officer.

Both Kevin and Gordon will remain members of the Board of Directors of the Company. Dr. Roger Buckeridge has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company effective October 1, 2022. These leadership changes are the culmination of a process that involved the acquisition of BT Imaging and the needs of the combined business.

Kevin is a recognized leader with a proven track record in growing $100 million plus industrial technology companies. Kevin was the lead director that structured and negotiated the BT Imaging acquisition and has mentored and worked directly with the Company's executive team over the past year. His financial and operational expertise combined with his in depth understanding of the Company's business will support a smooth and energetic transition of the combined business.

Dr. Buckeridge has been an Australian-domiciled director of BT Imaging since 2010 and is joined on the BT Imaging Board of Directors by Kevin and the Company's Chief Financial Officer, Tricia Pederson. Roger has a 37-year history as a venture capital fund manager, having raised and managed AUD $280 million. He formerly was a consultant at McKinsey & Company based in New York and Sydney and holds a PhD in Chemistry.