E X E C S & B O A R D

MANAGEMENT

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Michael McLaren MSc. MBA, brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the energy industry, including significant contributions to military and energy projects, field services, and mergers and acquisitions. He is the founder and CEO of Olenox Ltd., where he has led innovative energy solutions and is the developer and patent holder of Olenox technology. Mr. McLaren earned a Master’s Degree in Science and a Master’s Degree in Business from the University of British Columbia. Mr. McLaren wrote, together with Dr. Olev Trass, several publications on Selective Oil Agglomeration for Ecological Benefits, Coal Water Oil Fuel (CWF), and the preparation of various fuels for clean coal energy. He currently serves as CEO & Founding Shareholder of Olenox Ltd. He also has extensive experience in operating E&P companies, Field service and negotiating M&A opportunities.

Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Pendergast brings over 25 years of leadership in corporate operations, having served as CEO, CFO, and COO across public and private companies in the energy, construction, manufacturing, and agricultural sectors. He has expertise in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and equity and debt financing. His previous roles include COO at MGO Systems Ltd., where he oversaw more than 50 construction projects during his time there, and CEO/CFO at Paramount Structures Inc., leading its acquisition and financial restructuring. As CEO of FP Genetics Inc., he refocused the company on profitable growth. Earlier, at Agrium Inc., he managed large-scale business development projects and represented the company to investors. He has also served on the boards of several companies, providing leadership in corporate governance, strategic planning, and financial management. He holds an MBA in International Business and Finance from McMaster University and a BA (Honors) in Political Studies and Economics from Queen’s University.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
Michael McLaren MSc. MBA, brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the energy industry, including significant contributions to military and energy projects, field services, and mergers and acquisitions. He is the founder and CEO of Olenox Ltd., where he has led innovative energy solutions and is the developer and patent holder of Olenox technology. Mr. McLaren earned a Master’s Degree in Science and a Master’s Degree in Business from the University of British Columbia. Mr. McLaren wrote, together with Dr. Olev Trass, several publications on Selective Oil Agglomeration for Ecological Benefits, Coal Water Oil Fuel (CWF), and the preparation of various fuels for clean coal energy. He currently serves as CEO & Founding Shareholder of Olenox Ltd. He also has extensive experience in operating E&P companies, Field service and negotiating M&A opportunities.

Director
Erik Blum currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Fynntechnical Innovations Inc. (FYNN), where he has led the turnaround of a publicly traded company from non-reporting pink sheet status to a fully audited and fully reporting issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of November 2023. Mr. Blum has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, debt markets, and public company management, including extensive experience in equity and structured finance. He has served as chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and director of multiple public companies and has been instrumental in guiding corporate restructurings and operational turnarounds.

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky brings over 30 years of government and international experience across the highest levels of national security, global business and diplomacy. She was Senior Vice President and Global Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs at Thomson Reuters and was instrumental in the development of the company's financial regulatory strategy. She also held the Distinguished National Security Chair at the U.S. Naval Academy. Her senior Senate confirmed government positions spanning six Presidents include Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, the President's Envoy to Northern Ireland, receiving the Secretary of State's highest honor — the Distinguished Service Medal and National Security Council Director of European and Soviet Affairs. Currently, the Ambassador is Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center for Strategy & Security and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Academy of Diplomacy, Dobriansky also served on the Defense Policy Board, the Secretary of State's Foreign Policy Board and as Chair of ExIm Bank's Council on China Competition. She has a BSFS summa cum laude from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and an MA and Ph.D. in Soviet political/military affairs from Harvard University. She has received high-level international recognition from the governments of Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania and Colombia and is the recipient of five honorary degrees.

Director
Thomas Meharey currently serves as a vice president and board member for kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®), the world's 14th most successful brand according to License Global! and the most valuable woman-owned licensing company in American history according to WWD. Mr. Meharey was appointed Vice President of kiWW in 2007 and as a board member of kiWW in 2017. During his time with kiWW, Mr. Meharey launched the MIVI Millennial brand for men and women alongside global lifestyle designer Kathy Ireland. Prior to that, Mr. Meharey served as the Director of kathy ireland Weddings and Resorts, where he managed a portfolio of properties in excess of $40 million dollars. Previously, Mr. Meharey founded a general contracting business in Hawaii, where he managed projects ranging from modest homes to multi-million-dollar estates. Mr. Meharey acquired exceptional leadership skills and learned the value of true discipline and integrity while serving our country as a marine from 1999-2003. Paul Galvin, Chairperson and CEO of Safe & Green Holdings stated, “I am delighted to welcome Thomas Meharey as the newest independent member of our board of directors. Thomas' insights from his leadership roles and his background in establishing a general contracting company in Hawaii are just some of the strengths he offers to the Safe & Green Holdings board. As we broaden our modular construction expertise nationwide, we believe that Thomas' vast experience and business insight will be an invaluable resource.”

Adam Falkoff has more than 20 years of experience in public policy, international relations, and business development. He has advised senior executives and boards of Fortune 100 companies, as well as Presidents, Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers, and Ambassadors. Mr. Falkoff is President of CapitalKeys, a bipartisan global public policy and strategic consulting firm with offices in Washington, D.C., London, and Singapore. He has held senior leadership roles at Microsoft and Amazon and has served in senior positions within the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, and the Executive Branch. Mr. Falkoff is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a member of The Trilateral Commission.

Director
Mr. Samarth Verma is a Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board of FansXR, has develop the company for global product launch of real time immersive media broadcasting for digital streaming and asset creation. FansXR brings live fan-controlled broadcast view in real time 2D, 360 and animated environments for entertainment and sports gamification powered by extended reality and augmented data overlays. The technical creation of the software including the media player and the integration of real time interactive features has evolved to include gamification, betting, real time interactive data integration with artificial intelligence enhancements and optimization of hardware to create the real time product.
Mr. Verma’s background originated in research, and it encompasses the vast field of mathematics. At the age of nine, he published his first research paper in The Abstract of the American Mathematics Society’s “Conjectures in Number Theory”. He became a member of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium and worked for a NASA grant project as a student research associate. Mr. Verma attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Mr. Verma has a background in corporate development and product launches of organizations.
Over the years, Mr. Verma has worked with large affinity groups with large member bases and has marketed to millions of households with various organized labor groups. He has helped develop projects in hospitality, multifamily, residential, commercial, casino, online gaming, oil, gas, and mining along with affiliated relations in international banking, communications, technology, and marketing.

Director
Ms. Anderson currently serves as Chief Legal Officer of miR Scientific, LLC, a precision healthcare company committed to transforming cancer management globally by developing non-invasive tests for the detection and risk classification of cancers. Ms. Anderson was previously a partner at the law firm of Moses & Singer LLP in New York City, where she advised sophisticated healthcare clients, including clinical laboratories, biotechnology and healthcare technology companies, non-profit research foundations and provider organizations. Before that, Ms. Anderson held legal roles in internationally recognized healthcare organizations, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham (formerly Partners Healthcare System). Ms. Anderson brings invaluable health law and regulatory expertise with a broad skill set in everything from manufacturing and infrastructure to intellectual property to data privacy to negotiating strategic partnerships and revenue-share models. Ms. Anderson also serves on the Board of Directors of Fight Cancer Global, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating patient-centric solutions which unite all constituents to end the isolation for cancer patients globally. Ms. Anderson earned her J.D. at Widener University School of Law and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Medicine from Rutgers University.