PRPI
Perpetual Industries Inc.

Rod Egan has served as a Director since August 2005 and Managing Director since April 30, 2023. From September 2007 to date, he has been Owner, Director of RIJ Holdings, LLC, a personal holding company. From October 2005 to date, he has been Owner, Managing Partner of The Worldwide Group, LLC which runs collector automobile auctions. From July 2005 to date, he has been Owner, Director, and President of Cinch Ventures Ltd., a management and promotion company. From September 2004 to December 2009, he was Owner, Director of Asset Solutions International, LLC, a holding company. From October 2005 to February 2007, he was Owner, Director of Automax, LLC, a retail automobile sales firm. He holds state auctioneer licenses in Texas, Indiana, and Florida. Qualifications as Director: As a member of the board, Mr. Egan contributes benefits of his executive leadership and management experience, in particular with regard to running startup companies and negotiating purchase and sale agreements. An elite collector car auctioneer specializing in the valuation of fine automobiles, he oversees corporate operations at The Worldwide Group, LLC, where he has demonstrated his appraisal and sales abilities (his sales history totals over $3 billion, privately and through auction) and helped to close some of the largest private car collection sales in North America in recent years.

Trip Thomas is the CFO and President of A-Frame Accounting & Advisory, Inc. located in Tampa, Florida. Trip has more than 19 years of experience in the field of accounting and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Tampa and a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness from the University of Florida. He is a licensed CPA in the State of Florida. His experience includes private industry, public company, public accounting and non-profit. Some of his experience includes auditing, budget analysis, fixed assets, financial modeling, SEC financial reporting, GAAP compliance, and fair value measurements. Before founding A-Frame, Trip spent five years as a partner with Cross Roads Consulting, LLC, a boutique consulting practice, located in Tampa, Florida. At Cross Roads he assisted clients in the areas of (i) Regulatory financial reporting, (ii) GAAP and IFRS compliance and (iii) technical accounting support. Prior to working for Cross Roads, Trip worked as a Senior Accountant for The LSC Group LLC, a licensed CPA firm, located in Tampa, Florida. At The LSC Group, he specialized in the identification and valuation of derivatives arising from PIPE (Private Investment in a Public Entity) transactions. Prior to working for The LSC Group, Trip worked as an accountant for a diverse range of organizations, including a Tampa real estate developer, the American Heart Association (a non-profit organization) and MetLife (a fortune five hundred corporation).

Brent W. Bedford founded Perpetual Industries in January 2005. Mr. Brent Bedford is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Perpetual Industries Inc., having served in various leadership roles at the company since its inception. With a background in business development and corporate strategy, Mr. Bedford played a key role in shaping Perpetual's early vision as a diversified innovation company. Under his leadership, the company explored emerging technologies across multiple industries, including renewable energy, blockchain, and software development. Mr. Bedford stepped down from his positions as Chairman and CEO in 2024 as part of the company's strategic reorganization to refocus its operations around its wholly owned subsidiary, Worldwide Auctioneers. He remains a shareholder but is no longer involved in management or executive functions of the company.

Rod Egan has served as a Director since August 2005 and Managing Director since April 30, 2023. From September 2007 to date, he has been Owner, Director of RIJ Holdings, LLC, a personal holding company. From October 2005 to date, he has been Owner, Managing Partner of The Worldwide Group, LLC which runs collector automobile auctions. From July 2005 to date, he has been Owner, Director, and President of Cinch Ventures Ltd., a management and promotion company. From September 2004 to December 2009, he was Owner, Director of Asset Solutions International, LLC, a holding company. From October 2005 to February 2007, he was Owner, Director of Automax, LLC, a retail automobile sales firm. He holds state auctioneer licenses in Texas, Indiana, and Florida. Qualifications as Director: As a member of the board, Mr. Egan contributes benefits of his executive leadership and management experience, in particular with regard to running startup companies and negotiating purchase and sale agreements. An elite collector car auctioneer specializing in the valuation of fine automobiles, he oversees corporate operations at The Worldwide Group, LLC, where he has demonstrated his appraisal and sales abilities (his sales history totals over $3 billion, privately and through auction) and helped to close some of the largest private car collection sales in North America in recent years.

Thomas Ristow has served as a Director since August 2005. From April 2005 to date, he has been Sales Manager for Sekisui Chemical GmbH, a chemical products company. At ETI Technologies Inc., the intellectual property licensing firm which is now the licensor of the XYO technology, he served from 1993 through 2005, as European Sales Representative from 1993 to 1996, European Marketing Manager from 1996 to 2001, and European Business Development Manager 2001 to 2005. He received a Diplom-Kaufmann in 1999 from the University of Cologne, Germany. Qualifications as Director: As a member of the board, Mr. Ristow contributes significant industry-specific experience and expertise on our products and services. He has significant knowledge and experience in the European marketplace.