On November 30, 2023, Darl McBride was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of VirnetX Holding Corporation (the ? Company?), effective January 1, 2024. Prior to his appointment as the Company?s Chief Operating Officer, Mr. McBride, age 64, had been serving as the Chief Operating Officer of VirnetX KK, a Japanese subsidiary of the Company, since January 2021.

While in such position, Mr. McBride?s responsibilities included expanding the Company?s line of security products into Japan as well as the broader Pacific Rim and transacting with military-affiliated partners within the United States to facilitate the collaborative development of next-generation cybersecurity and protective artificial intelligence solutions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McBride served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Shout TV Inc., a social media platform that engages fans and advertisers during live events, from July 2014 to December 2020. Mr. McBride earned a bachelor?s degree in Sociology from Brigham Young University in 1984 and earned a Master of Arts in Labor & Industrial Relations from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985.