Company: XXII
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form Type: 10-K/A
Source: 0001641172-25-006806
Chunk: 7

Company: 22nd Century Group, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-30
Form: 10-K/A
Chunk 7
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 Officer                     |
| Jonathon     
 Staffeldt    |     |  43 |     | General                               
 Counsel and Corporate Secretary       |
| Robert       
 Manfredonia  |     |  60 |     | Senior                                
 Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
| Scott        
 Marion       |     |  45 |     | Vice                                  
 President of Manufacturing Operations |

Mr. Firestone’s biographical information is set forth above under “ Directors.”

Dainel A. Ottohas served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since April 2024 and previously as the Company’s Corporate Controller since July 2022 where he is responsible for accounting, SEC external reporting, treasury, tax and other finance management functions. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Otto served as a Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP providing audit and accounting advisory services to public companies, ranging from small to large cap issuers, for over ten years. Mr. Otto is also a certified public accountant. Mr. Otto received his Master’s in Business Administration and B.A. in Accounting from Niagara University.

Jonathan Staffeldthas served as General Counsel of the Company since April 2024 and previously as Deputy General Counsel since January 2023. Prior to that, Mr. Staffeldt was Chief Legal Officer of GVB Biopharma, the former subsidiary of the Company that was acquired in May 2022, and served in that role since September 2019. Mr. Staffeldt was previously in private practice with significant experience in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation. Mr. Staffeldt received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Southern California and his Juris Doctorate from the University of California Los Angeles.

Robert Manfredoniahas served as our Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing since August 2024. Previously, Mr. Manfredonia served as Chief Executive Officer for Bonavita Beverage a privately-held service company providing business structure support, strategy development, national sales team coverage, wholesaler and corporate retail access with back of the house solutions. Prior he served as the President of Eastside Distilling Company Inc. (NASDAQ: EAST), where he was responsible for providing strategic leadership with establishing long-range goals, strategies, plans, and policies. Previously he held positions including Vice President of Corporate Retail for Roust, the second largest Global Vodka Producer and Western Regional Manager of Artisanal Brands for Molson Coors (NYSE: TAP). Mr. Manfredonia early in his career worked for