Exro Technologies Inc. announced that it has appointed recently retired Rivian Chief Operating Officer Rod Copes to its advisory board. Copes' vast knowledge of the electric mobility industry combined with his versatile and broad-based general management experience will be instrumental in providing direction as Exro shifts into its commercialization phase. He spent 19 years at Harley-Davidson in several commercial and operations executive positions and served as Royal Enfield's North American division president.

Copes has a proven track record for differentiating brand portfolios and commercializing mobility businesses in national and global markets. More recently, Copes served as Chief Operating Officer for American electric vehicle ("EV") automaker Rivian, growing the team from a few hundred to thousands of employees globally leading up to the company's listing on the Nasdaq. Copes is a passionate entrepreneur and has a special interest in lending his well-informed industry acumen to new ventures and emerging start-ups.

As an advisor to Exro's management team, Copes will provide strategic operational guidance and champion the Company's interests as it continues to design, build, and manufacture its patented intelligent control technology for the mobility marketplace.