Company: BNBX
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: PRE 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-032262
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Company: BNB PLUS CORP.
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: PRE 14A
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 2025, are set forth below. Dr. James A. Hayward , age 71, has been our Chief Executive Officer since March 17, 2006, a director on the Board of Directors since September 28, 2005 and the Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 12, 2007. He was previously our acting Chief Executive Officer from October 5, 2005 until March 17, 2006 and our President from June 12, 2007 until December 13, 2024. He also served as Acting Chief Financial Officer from August 20, 2013 through October 13, 2013. Dr. Hayward received his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook (“Stony Brook”) in 1983 and an honorary 43 TABLE OF CONTENTS Doctor of Science from the same institution in 2000. His experience with public companies began with the co-founding of one of England’s first biotechnology companies — Biocompatibles, Ltd. Following this, Dr. Hayward was at the Estee Lauder companies for five years, eventually becoming Head of Product Development. In 1990, he founded The Collaborative Group, a provider of products and services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and consumer-product industries based in Stony Brook, where he served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for 14 years. During this period, The Collaborative Group created several businesses, including The Collaborative BioAlliance, a contract developer and manufacturer of human protein products that was sold to Dow Chemical in 2002, and Collaborative Labs, a service provider and manufacturer of ingredients for skincare and dermatology that was sold to Engelhard (now BASF) in 2004. He is the winner of the first Helix Award from BIO and has been twice elected Entrepreneur of the Year by Inc. Magazine and the Long Island Technology Hall of Fame. He has served on the Boards of The Stony Brook Foundation, the NYS Research Foundation, and the NYS Regents Advisory Board. Dr. Hayward also serves on the advisory board of the Manufacturing and Technology Resource Consortium of Stony Brook University, and on the boards of NeoMatrix Formulations, Inc. and the TNPO2 Foundation. Beth Jantzen , age 48, Beth Jantzen has been our Chief Financial Officer since February 15, 2015. Previously, Ms. Jantzen held the position of Controller from May 2013 to