| Merrick Friedman |
Merrick Friedman is currently working as the Secretary, Director & Chief Investment Officer at Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I since 2021. He completed his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Vikas Desai |
Vikas Desai is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I and also serves as a Director at Komplyd, Inc. He previously served as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Media Matrix Worldwide Ltd. in 2009. Mr. Desai completed his undergraduate degree at The Leonard N Stern School of Business. |
| Mitchell G. Hara |
Mitchell G. Hara's current job is Chief Operating & Financial Officer at Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I. Former jobs include being the Chief Executive Officer at Beekman 1802 LLC from 2016 to 2018, Chief Executive Officer at Hand In Hand Soap LLC in 2020, Director-Retail Investment Banking Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1991 to 2001, Head-Specialty Retail Investment Banking at Citigroup, Inc. from 2004 to 2007, Principal at Citibank NA (New York), SVP-Corporate Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions at HSN, Inc. from 2011 to 2015, MD-Mergers & Acquisitions & Restructuring Group at Peter J. Solomon Co. LP from 1996 to 2010, Senior Member at Hill Street Capital LLC from 2003 to 2004, Associate at Wasserstein Perella & Co., Inc. from 1993 to 1996, and Head-Mergers & Acquisitions at Clever Leaves International, Inc. (Canada) from 2019 to 2020. Mr. Hara's education includes an undergraduate degree from Syracuse University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr. Hara's upcoming job is Chief Strategy Officer at Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. starting in 2022. |
| Seth Farbman |
Seth Farbman is the founder of Vintage Group, Inc. (New York) since 2002, where he holds the title of Co-Chairman & President. He was also the founder of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc. since 2005, where he held the title of President & Senior Partner from 2005 to 2011. Mr. Farbman is also the founder of Vcheck Global LLC, VStock Transfer Co., Inc... Mr. Farbman's current job(s) include being the Chairman of VStock Transfer LLC, a Director at Snagajob.com, Inc., a Director at The National Investment Banking Association since 2015, a Director at Chinos Holdings, Inc. since 2018, a Director at Dashlane, Inc. since 2019, an Independent Director at Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I since 2021, and a Member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Farbman's former job(s) include being the Co-Chairman of Vcorp Services LLC from 2008 to 2016, a Director at J. Crew Group, Inc., a VP and Director of Marketing & Communications at AT&T Wireless PCS LLC and Exxe Group, Inc., the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Gap, Inc. from 2011 to 2015, the Chief Marketing Officer at Spotify Technology SA from 2015 to 2018, a Senior Vice President at CRT, and the Chief Marketing Officer at Spotify USA, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. Mr. Farbman's education history includes a graduate degree from Syracuse University, an undergraduate degree from Ithaca College, and a graduate degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. |
| Timothy J. Seymour |
Timothy J. Seymour is the founder of Troika Dialog USA, Inc. (2000) and Triogem Asset Management LP (2008). He is also the founder of Red Star Asset Management LP and Seymour Asset Management LLC. Currently, he holds positions as an Independent Director at Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I (since 2021), Chief Portfolio Manager at Amplify Investments LLC (since 2019), and Portfolio Manager at Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director at Troika Dialog Asset Management Cjsc and as a Principal at UBS Capital Americas LLC. Mr. Seymour holds an MBA from Fordham University and an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. |
| Kevin Karl Albert |
Kevin Karl Albert is currently the Chairman of the Economic Department Visitors Board at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also the Chairman of Osiris Ventures, Inc., an Independent Director at Neighborhood Holdings, Inc., Slang Worldwide, Inc., Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I, and Stardust Mission Control LLC. Additionally, he serves as a Partner at Pantheon Ventures (US) LP and as an Advisor at Entourage Effect Capital LLC. In his former positions, Mr. Albert served as an Independent Director at Merrill Lynch Ventures LLC from 2006 to 2017. He was also an Independent Director at Dover Saddlery, Inc. from 2013 to 2015 and a Director at StateHouse Holdings, Inc. from 2020 to 2022. Furthermore, he held the position of MD & Global Head-Private Placement Group at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. from 1981 to 2005 and was the Global Head-Business Development at Pantheon, Inc. (Virginia). He has also served as a Member of the Governors Board at The UCLA Foundation and as an Investor Relations Officer at Elevation Management LLC from 2005 to 2010. Additionally, he was a Trustee at Grand Canyon Trust. Mr. Albert obtained his undergraduate degree and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles. |
| Mark A. Pelson |
Mark A. Pelson is the founder of Exxe Group, Inc. (1994). He is currently the Chairman and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer at Lambert's Cove Acquisition Corp. (since 2008), and an Independent Director at Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I (since 2021). He is also a Director at Illinois Consolidated Telecommunications Co. and SquadLocker, Inc. Mr. Pelson has held Director positions at American Cellular Corp., TXU Communications, Inc., Madison River Telephone Co. LLC, Language Line Services, Inc., Wired, Inc., and Telcordia Technologies, Inc. He was the GM-Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions at AT&T Corp. from 1989 to 1994, and a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity Partners LLC from 1996 to 2008. Mr. Pelson has a graduate degree from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from Cornell University. Mr. Pelson is also the founder of Telecorp, Inc. (Texas). |
| Harry J. DeMott |
Harry J. DeMott is the founder of Raptor Ventures I LP, founded in 2011, where he holds the title of General Partner. He is also the founder of Harmerle Investments LLC, founded in 2009, where he holds the title of Managing Partner. Mr. DeMott is also the founder of Temerity Media, Inc. Mr. DeMott's current job(s) include being a Director at Signal360, Inc., Broadcast Interactive Media LLC, KyaZoonga, Ticket Evolution, Inc., SecurityPoint Media LLC, Raptor Sports Holdings, Inc., and Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I. He is also a General Partner at Raptor Capital Management LP (Private Equity) since 2011. Mr. DeMott's former job(s) include being the Chief Executive Officer & Director at Australis Capital, Inc. from 2019 to 2020, a Director at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) in 2000, a Managing Director at Bourgeon Capital Management LLC in 2005, a Director at Pandora Media LLC from 2006 to 2011, a Director at Krush Technologies LLC, a Director at Bread Labs, Inc., a Director-Equity Research Division at First Boston, Inc., an Independent Director at Workhorse Group, Inc. from 2016 to 2023, a Director at Rumblefish, Inc., a Director at GraphScience LLC, an Analyst at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Broker) in 2000, an Analyst at King Street Capital Management LP from 2008 to 2009, a Principal at Gothic Management, Inc. from 2000 to 2005, an Analyst at Knighthead Capital Management LLC from 2009 to 2011, and the President of Chelsea Realty Group LLC from 1989 to 1992. Mr. DeMott's education includes an undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1988 and an MBA from The Leonard N Stern School of Business in 1991. |
