Executive

Essam Enan, Ph.D. - Chief Scientific Officer

Essam Enan, Ph.D. is a renowned biochemist and toxicologist, and is the inventor of TyraTech's proprietary screening and product. Most recently, Dr Enan has been a research professor at Vanderbilt, and while there he developed the intellectual property that forms the technical foundation for the Company. Dr. Enan manages all technology at TyraTech, including overseeing the Company's laboratories at TyraTech and Vanderbilt University.

Prior to Vanderbilt, Dr. Enan was a faculty member at the University of California, Davis, Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Dr. Enan has devoted the last 32 years to teaching and innovative research, with hundreds of scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and many patents to his credit. He has become renown in the field of insect repellency, and has a deep knowledge of G-protein coupled receptors, as well as the chemistry and utility of plant essential oils as they apply to the development of molecularly targeted insecticides.

Keith Bigsby - Chief Financial Officer

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant Mr. Bigsby has had over 30 years of senior financial management and board room experience in the technology sector. Mr. Bigsby has held senior finance positions across Europe, the USA and the Far East, a significant proportion of which has been as Chief Financial Officer (including for publicly listed companies) most recently at Geotrupes Energy Plc and Tadpole Technology Plc. Prior to this he was for six years the European Regional CFO for Wang and held Regional Finance Director roles in the UK and France for Sun Microsystems. He has a significant background in complex business environments, strategic planning and process re-engineering.

Kim Watson - Vice President Business Development

Mr. Watson has more than 20 years of experience in discovering, developing and commercializing new technologies in the agricultural (crop and non crop markets) chemical industry. Prior to joining TyraTech, Watson served as Director of Product Acquisitions and Licensing at FMC Corporation, a worldwide, diversified chemical company headquartered in Philadelphia. While at FMC, he was responsible for driving new business growth through acquisitions or licensing exclusive access to platform technologies. Prior to moving to the USA in 2002 with FMC Corporation, Watson worked in the Asia/Pacific region and held positions with Bayer Australia in product development and Agrevo Hoechst in business development and marketing of proprietary agricultural chemicals. Mr. Watson is an active member in industry associations, including the Licensing Executives Society, and holds 18 technology patents of his own.

Peter Porpiglia, Ph.D. - Vice President Development

In his more than 20 years in agronomic and horticultural production, Dr. Porpiglia has specialized in leading the design and testing of diverse biotechnologies in the United States and other countries worldwide. Prior to joining TyraTech, Dr. Porpiglia was Vice President of Research and Development for Kumiai America, and Director of Research and Development for the Ciba-Geigy and Novartis Corporations; forerunners to what is now the global agribusiness, Syngenta AG. At TyraTech, Dr. Porpiglia is leading the development of a line of patented commercial, consumer, and agricultural products as well as exploring novel areas to expand TyraTech's product line.

Shayne M. Wetherall - Vice President Commercial Operations

Mr. Wetherall has 15 years of executive and corporate development experience leading emerging growth and technology companies. Prior to joining TyraTech, Mr. Wetherall was the Managing Partner at Enright Partners, providing advisory and turnaround services to emerging technology companies, including serving as interim CEO at Ideal Systems and EMX. Preceding his executive roles, Mr. Wetherall served in the US Navy SEAL teams.

Mr. Wetherall is a member of the Association for Corporate Growth and the UDT-SEAL Association. Mr. Wetherall holds a Bachelor’s degree from Marshall University.