Company: CLSKW
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-007763
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Company: CLEANSPARK, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-01-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 Mr. McNeill continued as an independent director and Chairman of the Compensation and Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees through September 2024. Since October 2024, Mr. McNeill has served as CleanSpark’s lead independent director. Mr. McNeill’s diverse business background includes roles in real estate, finance, research, legal, management, and business strategies. He was Director of the Consumer, Sales, and Store Location research departments of Safeway Grocery Stores, Inc. (“Safeway”), where he was responsible for the expansion of Safeway in Europe, Australia, and Canada from 1970 to 1975. Prior to that, Mr. McNeill served as Director of Market Research for A&P, where he was responsible for the company’s expansion into Saudi Arabia. He was an executive officer of Smith’s Food and Drug Stores for 17 years, most recently as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. McNeill retired from Smith’s Food and Drug Stores in 1996 after its merger with Fred Meyer was completed. Mr. McNeill has a bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, and Russian language from Minnesota State University, a master’s degree in business administration from Armstrong University, and has completed course work towards his PhD in business management.                                                                                                     |
|                    | We believe that Mr. McNeill is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive experience and knowledge in business management and finance, including market research, real estate, strategic advisory services, and business law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Dr. Thomas L. Wood | Dr. Thomas L. Wood has been a Director of CleanSpark since October 2019 and has served as the Chairman of the Compensation and Nominations and Corporate Governance Committees since October 2024. He has over 39 years of experience in planning and operations, policy development and implementation, construction management, defense acquisition, budgeting and programming, and large project management. Dr. Wood previously served in the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 2006, rising to the role of Deputy Operations for the Navy’s Pacific Engineering Command, where he oversaw the execution of nearly $1 billion annually in construction and services contracts through nine field offices across the Pacific. After leaving the Navy, Dr. Wood served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) Joint Interagency Coordination Group (JIACG) as a Senior Military Analyst and continued as a