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Fernhill Corp.

Fernhill Corp (OTC PINK:FERN) is pleased to provide the extended backgrounds and experience of its newly appointed board members and MainBloq’s extended team as a follow up from Monday’s news regarding the acquisition of Qandlestick (doing business as MainBloq).

“For any company to be successful it needs a solid product, management team and a plan,” said Marc Lasky, Fernhill CEO. “In the case of MainBloq it has a great product, a world class management team and a top notch, very attainable plan in place that works synergistically with Fernhill’s growth plans and roadmap already in place. We’re very excited about MainBloq and the incredible growth potential it has.”

MainBloq, a revenue positive, growth stage FinTech company, provides a software platform that optimizes and automates the trading of digital assets across multiple cryptocurrency exchanges as well as provides a wide variety of trading algorithms and tools. MainBloq delivers its platform as a Software as a Service and charges monthly subscription fees as well as other ancillary setup, customization, and integration fees as needed by the respective client.

Over the years, MainBloq has established numerous relationships with a wide variety of trading firms, hedge funds, banks, and OTC firms that have expressed a need for customized software solutions and proprietary algorithms for trading digital assets. The current growth plan is to further advance an existing pipeline of new potential clients spanning across a wide range of financial services firms and asset managers, as well as to hire additional software development staff and support personnel to properly serve these clients.

MainBloq has an established team of industry professionals that have helped to develop and grow the business as well as establish the foundation for accelerated growth.  The team includes:

Ryan Kuiken, MainBloq’s founder and CEO, has over 10 years of high-level sales and business development experience with T-Mobile and PayChex where he was awarded the #1 national rank in sales for both firms, and is a partner in Bull Run Capital, a private digital asset trading fund focused on DeFi trading. Ryan will oversee and manage the overall execution of the growth plan and vision for MainBloq alongside his other team members. Ryan has joined Fernhill as an observer member of the Board of Directors.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankuiken/

Marc Deveaux, Founder and CTO of MainBloq, has 30+ years of experience in trading and Fintech, starting at the sell-side equity derivatives desks of London, and the buy-side quantitative hedge funds of New York, trading the equity markets of Japan and the global derivative markets. Marc has worked with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, TradingScreen, Mantara, the Toronto Stock Exchange and served as CIO at Aristarc Capital.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcdeveaux/

Clay Cowdery, COO and Chief Solution Architect, has an extensive 20+ year background in FinTech including advanced analytics cross-border payments, trade settlement, and back-office operations. Clay has worked with many of the largest global banks and regulators focusing on risk and liquidity optimization to design and implement innovative solutions. Clay has worked with firms such as FNA, Axway, Sita, and WebMethods. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clay-cowdery-73a8b/

Patrick Egan, Director of Business Development, is a 20-year sales executive and business development expert having held senior positions such as head of US Sales, Global Head of Sales and Chief Revenue Officer for a wide range of FinTech firms such as Sonic Financial, TradingScreen, Mantara, Nasdaq, and ETF Global where he helped establish and grow these companies into industry leaders in their respective markets. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickegan3-nyc/

Peter Bordes has been a co-founder, investor and member of the board of directors in MainBloq since November 2018. As of November 15, 2021, Mr. Bordes has joined Fernhill as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Bordes has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, chief executive officer, investor and board member of multiple private and public media, ad tech and technology companies. Since May 2012, he has been the managing partner of Trajectory Capital, a family office investment fund focused on disruptive innovation in private and public companies. Mr. Bordes was the Chief Executive Officer of Kubient, Inc. (NASDAQ: KBNT), a cloud-based advertising marketplace with artificial intelligence powered ad fraud prevention, from May 2019 to October 2020 and currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Kubient, Inc. As the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Bordes led the company through its successful initial public offering in August 2020. Mr. Bordes was also previously the founder and Chief Executive Officer of MediaTrust Inc., a performance marketing ad exchange, where he helped lead the company through its early stages and, in 2009, was named the 9th fastest growing company in the United States by Inc. 500.

Mr. Bordes also currently serves on the board of directors of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBGI). Mr. Bordes joined the board of directors of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. following the sale of the radio division of Greater Media, Inc., a cable, radio and newspaper conglomerate, to Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. for $240 million in July 2016. Mr. Bordes served on the board of directors of Greater Media, Inc. and was actively involved in sale of Greater Media, Inc. to Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. Mr. Bordes has also served on the board of directors of Alfi (NASDAQ: ALF), an artificial intelligence and machine learning company, since February 2021 and was recently named as interim CEO in October 2021 to help coordinate a successful management transition. Since January 2017, Mr. Bordes has been the co-founder and managing direct of TruVest, an impact real estate investment, development and technology company. Since 2018, he has also been an investor and serves on the board of directors of Fraud.net, an artificial intelligence powered, cloud-based fraud prevention infrastructure platform. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbordes/

Fernhill Team:

Chris Kern

Chairman of the Board, Fernhill Corp.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskern

Mr. Kern has over 25 years as a technology investment banker, entrepreneur, senior executive, investor and advisor to a wide range of public and private companies covering the telecommunications, software, SaaS, FinTech and blockchain industries. Since January 2012, Mr. Kern has been the managing partner of Windstream Partners, a diversified private holding company focused on high tech investments in both private and public companies, the most recent project being Fernhill Corp. During the years of 1995 - 2000, Mr. Kern was the executive Vice President and CFO of a leading internet network service provider to small businesses and enterprise clients, Lightning Internet Services, which he grew from the startup phase to becoming a Deloitte and Touche Fast 50 Fastest Growing Companies two years in a row in 1998 and 1999. During 1993 – 1995 and from April 2000 through August 2011, Mr. Kern was a technology investment banker and financial consultant that worked with several hedge funds, investment banks and boutique M&A firms, including Fisher Francis Trees & Watts, Lehman Brothers, Maximum Ventures, Gunn Allen Financial and New Century Capital Partners during which he completed over $650 million in financing and M&A engagements.

During January 2015 through July 2018, Mr. Kern was the founding Vice President and a board member of the Arizona Business Council, a not-for-profit organization focused on developing resources, education and connectivity for small businesses to foster job creation, new business development opportunities and growth for its membership and the greater Arizona business community.  Mr. Kern also currently serves on the board and is an investor in Boon Networks, a private telecommunications consulting firm serving small business to enterprise sized clients. Since January 2018, Mr. Kern has worked with Website Closers as an M&A advisor to technology companies primarily in the eCommerce, SaaS, Media, and Digital Marketing industries. Since 2015, he has also been an investor and advisor to a wide range of FinTech and Blockchain companies including Latium, RadJav, FogChain and ClickIPO to name a few.

Mr. Kern Graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1991 with B.S.B.A. with dual majors in Finance and Management Information Systems.

Marc Lasky

President and Board Member, Fernhill Corp.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marclasky/

Mr. Lasky’s career spans 30 years as a production, management and marketing executive, which includes extensive experience in finance and operations to creative direction. Having begun his post college career as a Media Buyer at BD Advertising, he soon relocated to Los Angeles, and in 1995 launched his very own production company called Pikesville Pictures, which produced a multitude of Commercials, infomercials documentaries, shorts and feature films. During this time there were multiple accolades and awards including being a three-time winner of the prestigious NIMA award for Best Infomercial Production, Best Infomercial Script & Best Direct Response Show. Having Produced some of the most successful infomercials in history, his productions grossed well over $1 Billion in sales. More recently, Mr. Lasky caught the entrepreneurial bug and was the founder or a senior partner in several startups including a tech company called Peer to Peer Network and a Real Estate referral service called Agent Corner. For these ventures his duties included fund raising, running operations and having oversight of all marketing activities.

Mr. Lasky has a proven track record of creating strong working relationships with potential partners and investors that lead to successful fundraising efforts, and successfully managing finance, accounting, and mergers and acquisitions efforts. He also has expertise conceptualizing, developing, producing, and directing a variety of productions, from full-length feature films to commercials and infomercials. He’s particularly proficient in creating value in productions, showcasing high-quality projects for low to medium budgets.

Mr. Lasky has a B.S.M degree with concentrations in both Marketing and Finance from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and attended post graduate Film Studies at USC Film School.

Nathanael Coonrod– EVP Engineering
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanael-coonrod-71692a70/

Nathanael brings over a decade of software and application development and engineering experience to Fernhill, which includes a wide variety of industries that include crypto currencies and blockchain projects, healthcare, FinTech, digital media and SaaS platforms. He has also helped author multiple issued and pending patents around blockchain, distributed computing technologies and unique consensus methodologies.

Nathanael is a world-class developer and full stack software engineer that has developed projects and worked for major companies such Tesla, Rogers Corp, and FogChain to name a few. Having a deep specialization in blockchain development, crypto mining, and large scale software developments, Nathanael has created several cutting edge technologies and led development teams to accomplish multiple successful exits.

Nathanael’s duties will include spearheading all product development, technology implementation guidelines and collaborating with all existing and upcoming acquisitions to make sure integration goes smoothly, synergies are created and a technology product roadmap is established to support growth and differentiate ourselves in the marketplace.

About Fernhill:

Fernhill Corp is a diversified technology holding company that has interests in and seeks to acquire, build and develop businesses in mobile applications, digital assets, SaaS, and FinTech space with a principal focus in the cryptocurrency, digital asset and blockchain industries, as well as other technologies that address the world's leading environmental and social concerns. Fernhill supports and pursues ESG initiatives and is Signatory Member of the Crypto Climate Accord (CCA).

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