Company: ORBS
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001493152-25-025615
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Company: Eightco Holdings Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-01
Form: DEF 14A
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 Committee (PPAC) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In 2011, he was appointed by Secretary Gary Locke to serve an additional three-year term. In addition to being an inventor, Mr. Foreman was the creator of the Emmy ®Award winning PBS TV show, Everyday Edisons, and served as the Executive Producer and lead judge. Mr. Foreman currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the James Dyson Foundation. He is also a board member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPOA), the Intellectual Property Owners Educational Foundation (IPOEF), The Federal Reserve Bank Industry Roundtable, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Carolinas Region, and serves on the advisory board of Park National Bank. Mr. Foreman has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Illinois. Mr. Foreman brings to Eightco significant experience with start-ups and knowledge of intellectual property matters.

Nicola Caiano. Mr. Caiano has served as a member of the board of directors since April 26, 2025. Mr. Caiano has served as Chief Financial Officer of Cytometric Therapeutics, where he leads capital formation strategies to fund clinical trials for groundbreaking cancer therapies, since December 2024. He has also served as the Founding Partner of Olea Management LLC since March 2018, where he advises family offices and early-stage companies across diverse industries, including technology, finance, and consumer goods, on capital raising and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Mr. Caiano was a Partner and Director of Research at Pinyon Asset Management, managing a global event-driven equity and credit portfolio, from May 2011 to December 2017. His career also includes senior roles at Paulson & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Chase, and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Caiano holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from New York University’s Stern School of Business, graduating Magna Cum Laude, and he completed advanced culinary training at The Italian Culinary Academy, where he was Valedictorian. Mr. Caiano brings to Eightco significant financial and business experience.

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Board Diversity

It is anticipated that we will seek diversity in experience, viewpoint, education, skill, and other individual qualities and attributes to be represented on our Board. We believe directors should have various qualifications, including individual character and integrity; business experience; leadership ability; strategic planning skills,