On January 18, 2024, the Board of Directors of Western Acquisition Ventures Corp. (the Company), appointed Ryan Selewicz as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Selewicz was appointed as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

The Board has determined that Mr. Selewicz is an independent director. Mr. Selewicz, 32, currently serves as the Vice President of E-Commerce at Greenlane Holdings Inc., a seller of vaporizers and other products to businesses and consumers, where he oversees the company?s direct-to-consumer online businesses and the technology platforms that support those businesses. Prior to taking this role, Mr. Selewicz served as Greenlane?s Vice President of Technology Transformation following their merger with KushCo Holdings.

In this role, Mr. Selewicz was responsible for the company?s enterprise systems and played a key role in the integration of the IT systems post-merger. Prior to their merger with Greenlane, Mr. Selewicz served as Executive Vice President of Technology at KushCo Holdings Inc., where he was responsible for the company?s overall technology vision and strategy.