Beam Global announced that Lisa Potok has joined the Beam Global executive team as chief financial officer. Ms. Potok is an innovative and strategically focused financial executive with Fortune 500, small and medium-sized company and international experience. She has consistently contributed to growth in profitability while managing public offerings, acquisitions and other strategic initiatives.

Immediately prior to her appointment at Beam Global, Ms. Potok was the CFO, Treasurer and Secretary of Nice North America LLC, previously known as Nortek Security & Control, LLC, one of the largest smart residential, commercial and industrial solutions manufacturing companies in the world. Ms. Potok?s previous experience with publicly traded companies includes Newegg Inc.; Vice President of Global Finance at Club Demonstration Services; and Vice President of Finance/Divisional CFO at FTD Inc.?s Provide Commerce division. Ms. Potok succeeds Kathy McDermott, who is stepping down from her CFO role to pursue other interests.

Ms. McDermott has served as Beam Global?s CFO since 2019 and will remain an avid supporter of the Company. She will continue to work at Beam Global through the remainder of 2023 and will be available thereafter as an advisor as needed to ensure a seamless transition and the ongoing success of Beam Global. Ms. Potok brings 25 plus years of financial, operational, board and leadership experience within both public and private companies, domestic and internationally, in a variety of industries including eComm, advertising, consumer goods, biotech, medical devices and manufacturing.

Ms. Potok is an active CPA, holds a Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in Accounting from Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI and a Master of Business Administration from The Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine.