Bird Global, Inc. announced Harvey L. Tepner joined the Board of Directors as an Independent Director, and Philip Evershed resigned from the Board of Directors. Mr. Tepner's nomination became effective following the resignation of Mr. Evershedand the appointment by the Company's Series A Preferred Stockholder. The Board has determined that Mr. Tepner is an "independent director" as defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the listing requirements and rules of the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Tepner will also serve as the sole member and Chair of the Special Committee. Harvey L. Tepner is an independent corporate director, strategic advisor, restructuring expert, and private investor. Mr. Tepner currently serves on the boards of two private companies including Village Roadshow Entertainment Group.

He is a former senior executive of WL Ross & Co., an alternative asset manager and private equity firm, and was a general partner of the WL Ross private equity funds where he was responsible for sourcing and managing investments in various portfolio companies and investing in distressed debt. Prior to WL Ross, Mr. Tepner spent more than 20 years as an investment banker at several firms at Rothschild & Co., Dillon, Read & Co., Loeb Partners and Compass Advisors where he specialized in corporate restructurings and troubled company M&A. Mr. Tepner has a B.A. from Carleton University, an MBA from Cornell University, and is a Chartered Accountant/CPA-Canada. He has held academic appointments in accounting at Cornell University and York University and has spoken and written extensively about corporate governance, business strategy, corporate restructurings and M&A. Mr. Tepner is a member of the International Insolvency Institute and is a member and former Director of the American Bankruptcy Institute.