Compass Digital Acquisition Corp. concurrently with the Closing, the current directors of the Company will appoint new officers and directors as follows: Daniel Hennessy ? Chairman, Thomas Hennessy ?

Chief Executive Officer and Director, Kirk Hovde ? Independent Director, Matt Schindel ? Independent Director and Joseph Beck ?

Independent Director (Messrs. Hennessy, Hennessy, Hovde, Schindel and Beck, collectively, the New Directors). Kirk Hovde, age 36, serves as Managing Principal & Head of Investment Banking at Hovde Group where he is responsible for leading the firm?s investment banking practice, as well as evaluating the financial and strategic options of financial institutions.

In this capacity, Mr. Hovde performs financial analyses and valuations of banks and thrifts, assists in the facilitation of M&A transactions and capital offerings, and assesses the impact of national and regional trends on the financial services industry. Mr. Hovde is also a member of Hovde Group?s Management Operating Committee, which is tasked with the day-to-day management of the firm and implementation of the longer-term strategic plan and vision. Prior to joining Hovde Group, Mr. Hovde was with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Chicago, Illinois, where he provided assurance services to both public and private clients in a broad array of industries.

These services primarily consisted of regular financial audit and Sarbanes-Oxley attestation engagements, but also included special projects for acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Hovde, a native of Chicago, earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, double majoring in Accounting and Finance, Investment & Banking, from the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois, has his series 7, 24, 63 and 79 FINRA licenses and has passed Level II of the CFA Program.

Mr. Hovde is qualified to serve as a director due to his experience in finance, M&A and capital markets. Matt Schindel, age 37, has served as a director of TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corporation III, a special purpose acquisition company since July 2023. Mr. Schindel has more than 15 years of experience as an investor and operator of growth companies, including more than a decade in climate and renewable energy related businesses.

From February 2020 to July 2023, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Snapdocs, a real estate software company that provides automation solutions for lenders, title companies, notaries, and other participants in real-estate transactions. Prior to Snapdocs, Mr. Schindel held various executive roles at Sunrun Inc., the nation?s leading residential solar, storage, and energy services company. Mr. Schindel holds a Bachelor?s Degree from Harvard College.

Mr. Schindel is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to his experience with public companies and capital markets. M. Joseph Beck, age 37, has served as a director of two, a special purpose acquisition company since March 2023. Mr. Beck has served as director of Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I, a special purpose acquisition company targeting business operating primarily outside of the United States in the PropTech sector, since February 2021.

Since December 2020, he has served as a director of 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc., a special purpose acquisition company targeting the technology industry. From December 2020 to November 2022, he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and director of PropTech Investment Corporation II.

From July 2019 to December 2020, he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and director of PTAC. Mr. Beck has served as a Managing Partner of Growth Strategies of Hennessy Capital Group LLC since July 2019. From August 2012 to July 2019, Mr. Beck served as a Senior Investment Manager of ADIA.

From July 2008 to August 2012, Mr. Beck served as an analyst in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Beck holds a B.A. degree from Yale University. Mr. Beck is qualified to serve as a director of the Company due to his experience with public companies and capital markets.