Company: IPST
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001788230-25-000111
Chunk: 71

Company: Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-10
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 71
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 President of Sales — West and Vice President of Control States. During this time, she has overseen expansion, distribution and sales in over 20 states for our Company and our brands. Before joining our Company, Ms. Perkins worked as a Sales Manager with New Holland Brewing Company, managing spirit sales and distributor partners in the Midwest. She began her career in the beverage industry working on-premises as a Beverage Director in Chicago, IL. She holds a BA in Musical Theatre from Columbia College Chicago.

Executive Compensation

Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides certain summary information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to any individual who served as chief executive officer at any time during the year ended December 31, 2024 and each other person who was serving as an executive officer of our Company at the end of such year whose total compensation exceeded $100,000. These individuals are referred to in this proxy statement as the named executive officers ("NEOs"). For each executive officer who also served as a director of our private company prior to our initial public offering, we have included in such compensation any compensation earned as stock awards and deferred and accrued cash fees for service as a director. The table below sets forth the annual compensation earned by our NEOs for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 .

| Name and                                                      
 Principal Position                                            |     | Year |     |          | Salary(1) |     |          | Bonus(1) |     |   | Stock Awards(2) |     |          | Option 
 Awards |     |   | Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation |     |         | All Other Compensation(3) |     |          | Total |     |          |
| Justin B. Stiefel                                             
 Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer                         |     | 2024 |     |          |           |     | $135,160 |          |     | — |                 |     | $168,000 |        |     | — |                                        |     |       — |                           |     |   $9,167 |       |     | $312,327 |
| 2023                                                          |     |      |     |  $98,653 |           |     |        — |          |     | — |                 |     |        — |        |     | — |                                        |     | $10,000 |                           |     | $108,653 |       |     |          |
| Jennifer D.H. Stiefel                                         
 President