Company: FWDI
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001683168-25-004370
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Company: Forward Industries, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: PRE 14A
Chunk 13
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.), and he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer until April 1, 2020, at which time the restaurant operations of Chanticleer Holdings were spun out into a new public entity, Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc., where Mr. Pruitt continues to serve as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Since October 2020, Mr. Pruitt has been a member of the Board of Directors of IMAC Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: BACK) and currently serves on its Compensation Committee and as Chair of its Audit Committee. Since July 2023, Mr. Pruitt has served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Amaze Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: AMZE) (Formerly, Fresh Vine Wine, Inc.) (“Amaze”), a commerce platform company. Mr. Pruitt also has served as a director of Amaze since December 2021. Mr. Pruitt also served as a director on the board of Hooters of America, LLC from 2011 to 2019. Mr. Pruitt received a B.A. degree from Coastal Carolina University. Mr. Pruitt currently sits on the Board of Visitors of the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, the Coastal Education Foundation Board, and the Athletic Committee of the Board.

Kathleen Weisberg.Ms. Weisberg was appointed
the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2023. Prior to her appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Weisberg
served as the Company’s Corporate Controller from June 2020 to June 2023. From June 2017 to June 2020, Ms. Weisberg served as the
Controller for Jungle Bob Enterprises, Inc., a reptile and aquarium product company. From December 2003 to March 2010, Ms. Weisberg served
as the Senior Manager for SEC Reporting at WW International, Inc., formerly Weight Watchers International, Inc. From October 1998 to
November 2003, Ms. Weisberg served as Senior Auditor and Corporate Accounting Manager for Symbol Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer and
supplier of mobile data capture and delivery equipment. From January 1992 to October 1998, Ms. Weisberg was an auditor at Ernst &
Young LLP.

Executive Officers of Subsidiaries

| Name        | Age | Current Position                         | Appointed |
| Tom KraMer  |  59 | Chief Executive Officer of Kablooe, Inc. |