The Board of Directors of Cyanotech Corporation based upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has unanimously appointed Angela McElwee to serve on the Board effective as of November 8, 2021. The Board has increased the number of directors serving on the Board from six to seven, and appointed Ms. McElwee to fill the newly created director position. Ms. McElwee will serve for a term expiring at the Company?s annual meeting of stockholders in 2022 and until her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until her earlier resignation or removal. The Board additionally determined that Ms. McElwee would serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. Walter Menzel will no longer serve on the Audit Committee effective as of November 8, 2021. Ms. McElwee has worked within the natural products industry for nearly 30 years and has held leadership positions with wellness-centric consumer packaged goods organizations for the last 20 years. From April 2008 to January 2021, she was an executive at Gaia Herbs Inc. (Gaia), including serving on the Board of Directors from 2013-2021. From 2016-2021 she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gaia. Prior to her tenure at Gaia, she led the US sales organization at Nature?s Way Products, LLC.