On September 14, 2022, the Board of Directors of EVO Transportation & Energy Services, Inc., (the “Company”), appointed Michael Bayles, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective September 14, 2022, replacing Thomas J. Abood as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bayles has served as a director of the Company and as a member of the Company's compensation committee, audit committee, and nominating and corporate governance committee since March 2022. He previously served as restructuring advisor to the Company from May 2020 to October 2020 and as chief restructuring officer and a member of the Company's Board of Directors from October 2020 until his resignation in March 2021.

Mr. Bayles has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and as a director of DiamondHead Holdings Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, since August 2022, and has also served as vice president of investments of Slam Corp, a special purpose acquisition company, since March 2021. Mr. Bayles previously served as an analyst at Antara Capital from May 2018 until May 2020, and as a credit analyst at GLG Partners from May 2016 to December 2017. Prior to GLG Partners, Mr. Bayles was vice president at Avenue Capital Group from September 2008 to April 2016.

Mr. Bayles has a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.