Company: TMCWW
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-036264
Chunk: 18

Company: TMC the metals Co Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-18
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 18
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 | ​ | ​ |  67 | ​ | ​ | Director                                                                                   | ​ |
| Christian Madsbjerg | ​ | ​ |  50 | ​ | ​ | Director                                                                                   | ​ |
| Stephen Jurvetson   | ​ | ​ |  58 | ​ | ​ | Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer | ​ |
| Brendan May         | ​ | ​ |  51 | ​ | ​ | Director                                                                                   | ​ |

Director Nominees Gerard Barron has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since the closing of the business combination (the “Business Combination”) on September 9, 2021 by and among Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (“SOAC”), 1291924 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company and formerly DeepGreen Metals Inc. and DeepGreen Metals ULC after the Business Combination (“DeepGreen”). Mr. Barron became involved in the early strategic development and financing of DeepGreen during its formation in 2011 and stepped into the role of DeepGreen’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2018. From July 2013 until becoming Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2017, Mr. Barron served as a strategic advisor to the DeepGreen Board and its shareholders. Mr. Barron is a seasoned entrepreneur with a track record of building global companies in battery technology, media and future-oriented resource development both as a chief executive officer and strategic investor. In 2001, Mr. Barron founded Adstream, a global advertising technology and services provider, and served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer until December 2013. During that time, Adstream grew from a single office in Sydney to over 40 offices in 30 countries around the world and over $100 million in global revenue per year. Mr. Barron has also been a first money investor in industry-leading companies including Nautilus and Sirtex Medical. Mr. Barron’s qualifications to serve as Chief Executive Officer and on the board of directors include his extensive leadership and investment experience in the technology and resource development industries.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Andrew Hall has served on our board of directors since the closing of the Business Combination in September 2021. Mr. Hall is an internationally experienced executive and non-executive in the renewable energy technologies and services sector. Since July 2018, Mr. Hall has served as Managing Director of Saxjo Limited, a renewable energy consultancy company. Previously, Mr. Hall was Group Chief