Company: GRPS
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001683168-25-005173
Chunk: 27

Company: Trans American Aquaculture, Inc
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 27
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 Executive Officer
of TAA since April 2016. Mr. Thomas holds a bachelor’s degree in aviation management from Bowling Green State University and holds
an MBA from Capital University. He has over fifteen years’ experience in operations, strategy, and financial operations. Mr. Thomas
is highly qualified and experienced in managing budgets, P&L, and strategic growth. Prior to his involvement with TAA, Mr. Thomas
was a Vice President at JPMorgan Chase where he led various operational and strategy groups both domestic and international. This experience
led him to a Head of Corporate Strategy role at a legal and financial consulting firm where he led multiple successful mergers & acquisitions
that grew annual revenue from $30M to 100M. Mr. Thomas is not, and has not been during the past five years, the director of any other
public companies.

Luis Fernando Granda Arias, COO. Mr. Arias
has served as Chief Operating Officer since June 12, 2023. Mr. Arias brings almost 40 years of experience in operating shrimp farms and
hatcheries. In the early 1980’s, he was one of the first individuals to successfully cause broodstock prawns to spawn in artificial
conditions inside a hatchery. In addition, Mr. Arias has successfully commissioned and operated profitably over 10 shrimp farms in Ecuador
ranging in size from less than 100 acres to over 3,000 acres. He brings decades of wisdom and expertise to our operation. Mr. Arias is
not, and has not been during the past five years, the director of any other public companies.

Luis Arturo Granda Roman, Director. Mr. Roman
has served as Director of the Company since February 2023. Mr. Roman is one of the founders of TAA. He has been involved in aquaculture
his entire 38 years but, professionally, for the last 20 years. Mr. Roman is a second-generation shrimp farmer and his father, Luis Fernando
Granda Arias serves our COO. Mr. Roman has designed, commissioned, and operated three hatcheries, producing 180MM post-larvae/month, where
he has successfully improved quality and survival rates. He has also commissioned and managed a 3700-acre shrimp farm in Ecuador. In addition
to his aquaculture operations background, he was instrumental in the design and development of a large feed manufacturing facility in
southern Ecuador. Mr