Grady Ryther

CEO

Mr. Ryther has been the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Advasa Holdings, Inc. since August 11, 2025.

From September 2022 through August 2025, he founded and managed Grade-A Tutoring, a private tutoring company specializing in SAT preparation and advanced subjects. From February 2021 through May 2023, Mr. Ryther founded and managed Pix-Elation, a creative retail business integrating digital media and direct-to-consumer merchandising. From May 2018 through February 2021, he served as the managing director of ICON Parks Design, a landscape architecture and community development firm.

Mr. Ryther graduated cum laude from Harvard University with an A.B. in Physics and a secondary field in Economics in May 2010, where he distinguished himself academically by earning the second-highest score in Mechanics and Special Relativity.

He has led business development, client engagement, and operational oversight in connection with the foregoing businesses. He has also directed exploratory initiatives in digital innovation, including blockchain-enabled payment integration.

Mr. Ryther’s prior work with digital payment systems and emerging financial technologies provides relevant perspective as the Company continues to expand its fintech solutions. The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Ryther is qualified to serve as a director based on his academic distinction, leadership, entrepreneurial background, and experience in applying technology and business strategy to support organizational growth.

Mr. Ryther does not hold, and has not previously held, any directorships in any reporting companies.

Katharyn (Katie) Field

CFO

Ms. Field, 41, has served as President since February 2025 and was previously a director from September 2024 until her appointment as President. Ms. Field has a background which includes positions spanning both the private and public sectors and brings a wealth of experience and expertise in strategy consulting and executive leadership.

Ms. Field is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Halo Collective Inc., a cannabis company, where she has served since May 2019. She is also an Executive Director at Akanda Corporation (Nasdaq: AKAN), a medical cannabis company, where she has served since June 2022, and a director and Vice President of Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a preclinical-stage pharmaceutical company, where she has served as director since July 2024. Previously, she served as a director of Elegance Brands from March 2021 until March 2022.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Field held prominent positions at renowned organizations such as The White House in the Office of the Public Liaison, The Brookings Institution as Manager of Operations, and Bain & Company as a Consultant.

In 2014, Ms. Field entered the cannabis industry and played a pivotal role in the procurement, build-out, and sale of one of the original vertically integrated licensed medical marijuana treatment centers in Florida. Subsequently, she operated a strategy consulting practice focused on cannabis and served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development at MariMed from 2018 to 2019.

Ms. Field holds an MBA in Economics from Columbia Business School and a BA in Public Policy with honors from Stanford University. She is well-qualified to serve as Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Company due to her experience and expertise in strategy consulting and executive leadership.

There were no changes at this time to Ms. Field’s compensation or other terms of employment in connection with this appointment.

Sultan Ali Rashed Lootah
(Chairman and Managing Partner of Vault Investments)

Independent Director

Sultan Lootah is the son of Ali Rashid Ahmed Lootah, a businessman and a prominent member of a respected Dubai business family. Ali Rashed Lootah is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Mashreq Bank, Board member of Dubai World, and has been the Chairman of the Board of Nakheel.

His son, Sultan Lootah is a UAE-based businessman with experience in public and private sector. Sultan Lootah has extensive background in emerging markets of Asia such as Vietnam, Korea, and India and has established a strong network with prominent business officials.

Sultah Lootah has held key positions across various companies. From 2003 to 2007, he was the Director of Information Technology at Department of Economic Development in Dubai. From 2007 to 2013, he was the CEO of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to lead the Foundation’s initiatives to combat unemployment in the Arab world.

Sultan Lootah is currently the Chairman and Managing Partner of Vault Investments, an investment firm founded in 2012 holding a portfolio of $100 million. Vault investment focuses on technology, retail, and trading sectors across Vietnam, GCC, India, Egypt, Europe, and the U.S. Vault Investment currently has three investment funds - a $100 million Technology Debt Fund, $100 million Private Equity Fund, and a $5 million Angel Investments Funds.

In 2018, Sultan Lootah founded Relam Investments in partnership with MIG Holdings (Vietnam-based investment group) to increase the geographic scope of investments.