Company: OCEA
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-008279
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Company: Ocean Biomedical, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: DEF 14A
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 North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Dr. Berrey currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and is on the Scientific Advisory Board for ViiV/GSK. Dr. Berrey holds an M.D. from the Medical College of Georgia and an M.P.H. from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. She is stepping down as of this Annual Meeting.

Jolie Kahn, Chief Financial Officer

Jolie Kahnhas an extensive background in corporate finance and management and corporate and securities law. She has been the proprietor of Jolie Kahn, Esq. since 2002 and still practices law on a limited basis, including serving as U.S. securities counsel for the Company. Ms. Kahn has also acted in various corporate finance roles, including extensive involvement of preparation of period filings and financial statements and playing an integral part in public company audits. She also works with companies and hedge funds in complex transactions involving the structuring and negotiation of multi-million-dollar debt and equity financings, mergers, and acquisitions. Ms. Kahn has practiced law in the areas of corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions, reverse mergers, and general corporate, banking, and real estate matters. She has represented both public and private companies, hedge funds, and other institutional investors in their role as investors in public companies. She served as Interim CFO of GlucoTrack, Inc. from 2019 – 2023 and has served, on a part time basis, as CEO of AgriForce Growing Systems, Ltd. since June 2024. Ms. Kahn holds a BA from Cornell University and a J.D. magna cum laudefrom the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Employee Director

Dr. Chirinjeev Kathuria, M.D., M.B.A.has served as Ocean Biomedical’s Executive Chairman and as a member of its board of directors since its inception. Dr. Kathuria is an Indian-American investor, businessperson, and philanthropist. Dr. Kathuria is co-founder and serves as a director of UpHealth, Inc., a digital health company. Dr. Kathuria also co-founded AIRO Group, Inc. in March 2020 and serves as the Chairman of its Board of Directors, a position he has held since inception. AIRO Group offers an end-to-end solution for the next generation of avionics, manned and unmanned mobility, and multi-modal transportation for defense and commercial markets. In addition, Dr. Kathuria co-founded New Generation Power