Company: SLNH
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001641172-25-020351
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Company: Soluna Holdings, Inc
Filing Date: 2025-07-21
Form: DEF 14A
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 He has also served as an Operating Advisor of Pilot Growth Equity Partners, a technology growth equity firm, since October 2020. In addition, Mr. Belizaire has served on the board of directors of the Center for American Entrepreneurship, since May 2020. Mr. Belizaire served as the Managing Partner of NextStage LLC, a venture capital firm, from 2002 to 2016. Mr. Belizaire was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FirstBest Systems from June 2006 until September 2016 when it was acquired by Guidewire Software, Inc., where he served as a Senior Industry Advisor until May 2017. Mr. Belizaire was the Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of TheoryCenter, Inc., which was acquired by BEA Systems, Inc. in November 1999, where he served as a Senior Director, Business Development and Strategic Planning until April 2002. Mr. Belizaire has a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.E. in Computer Science from Cornell University. Mr. Belizaire also attended the Executive Development Program at The Wharton School from 2001 to 2002. Mr. Belizaire has been a successful entrepreneur, venture capitalist and has served as Chief Executive Officer of SHI and its pre-merger entity, Soluna Callisto, which the Board believes qualifies him to serve as a director.

John Tunison, Chief Financial Officer

John Tunison was appointed to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, effective April 8, 2024, with employment commencing on March 29, 2024. Mr. Tunison is an experienced finance professional, previously serving as Chief Financial Officer of Verdant Specialty Solutions from May 2023 to March 2024 and Chief Financial Officer of Trussway Manufacturing, LLC from November 2018 to December 2022. Prior to this, Mr. Tunison held Chief Financial Officer and senior finance roles at several companies, including Shell plc, Univar Solutions Inc., Ascend Performance Materials LLC and Velocys plc. His CFO roles have included public, venture backed and private equity owned capital structures in the renewable fuels, chemicals, software, and manufacturing industries. Prior to his finance career, Mr. Tunison was a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Tunison received an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Rhode Island and a B.S. in Political Science from the