Evolv Technologies EVLV

John Kedzierski has been President and CEO of Evolv Technology since December 2024. He brings to Evolv significant experience leading high-growth security and technology businesses. Previously, he spent more than 23 years at Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Motorola Solutions), a leading safety and security products and service company, most recently as Senior Vice President of Global Enterprise Sales. Mr. Kedzierski was responsible for leading Motorola Solutions' global sales efforts for all enterprise verticals. Prior to that role at Motorola Solutions, he was responsible for leading product management, research and development, sales and marketing for Motorola Solutions' Video Security and Access Control business, where he helped Motorola Solutions become a global leader in physical security. Mr. Kedzierski also served as a member of Evolv's Board from January 2022 to November 2023, as a designee of Motorola Solutions. Mr. Kedzierski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

George C. (Chris) Kutsor has been our Chief Financial Officer since April 29, 2025. Mr. Kutsor joined Evolv after 5+ years helping lead and transform publicly listed Kin + Carta Plc (London Stock Exchange: KCT), a software engineering digital consultancy with approximately 1,800 employees in seven countries. Mr. Kutsor was appointed Chief Financial Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Kin + Carta in 2019, and was also appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2022. Mr. Kutsor led the sale process of Kin + Carta to a private equity firm in 2024 which garnered 93% stockholder vote of approval. While at Kin + Carta, Mr. Kutsor helped lead the transformation of twelve independent consultancies into an integrated, global technology consulting enterprise. He built a global finance and operations team, implementing enterprise-grade processes and systems. Before joining Kin + Carta, Mr. Kutsor spent nearly 25 years at Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) in various senior finance roles. His most senior positions included leading investor relations, financial management of a $2 billion global business unit, supporting strategic sales teams, and managing venture capital investments. Mr. Kutsor earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with concentrations in both Strategy and Finance and holds a Bachelor of Science in Corporate Finance and Investments from the University of Illinois.

Robert E. Marshall has global responsibility for the Company's sales and service operations with a primary focus on driving and accelerating revenue growth. Mr. Marshall joined the Company from Mobile Communications America (MCA), the leading provider of wireless communication solutions that enhance the safety, security, and operating efficiency of workplaces, where he held several executive level roles including Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining MCA in 2021, Mr. Marshall spent more than 20 years at Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) where he held several executive level sales leadership positions including Vice President of Global Sales for Video Security and Analytics, Vice President of Channel Sales for Asia Pacific, Vice President of Southeast Region and several roles of increasing responsibility across federal, state and local government sales. Mr. Marshall received a Bachelor of Environmental Science in the School of Engineering of Auburn University in 1995.

Richard Shapiro has been a director on our Board since February 2025. He is currently Founder and Chief Investment Officer of the family office, Ridge Run Partners LLC. Previously, Mr. Shapiro twice served as a portfolio manager at Millennium Management, a global, diversified alternative investment firm, where he was focused on equity investments, from 2020 to 2021, and from 2007 to 2011. From 2011 to 2020, Mr. Shapiro was at Wexford Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm, where he became a firm Partner in 2014. While at Wexford, Mr. Shapiro served as Portfolio Manager and Co-Head of Equities and was also a member of Wexford's Hedge Fund Investment Committee. Earlier in his career, he held various investment roles including Amaranth Advisors and Putnam Investments. Mr. Shapiro?currently serves on the Board of Orion Energy Systems (NASDAQ: OESX) and Elah Holdings (OTCMKTS: ELLH) and joined the Board of Falcon Copper, a private company, in April 2026. He previously served on the Board of Altus Power (NYSE: AMPS), where he was Chair of the Compensation Committee, until April 2025, when Altus was taken private by TPG. He also served on the Boards of BBQ Holdings (NASDAQ: BBQ; f/k/a Famous Dave's (NASDAQ: DAVE)), where he was Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Nominating & Governance Committee. Mr. Shapiro received an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Neil Glat has extensive operating and strategic experience in sports, entertainment, media, and hospitality. During his more than 25 years in combined tenures at the New York Jets, the National Football League, SPORTFIVE, and professional service firms, Mr. Glat has consistently focused on, among other things, driving revenue growth, increasing consumer engagement, identifying new businesses, encouraging innovation, developing forward-looking strategies, and executing strategic transactions and deals. Mr. Glat has been a director on our Board since July 2021 and Chairman of our Board since November 2023. Mr. Glat has been the Managing Member of NDG Strategies, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, which provides strategic advice to sports, media, and technology businesses and private equity firms since 2025. He previously provided similar services through NG Strategies, a New York limited liability company that was dissolved at the end of 2025. He was appointed in December 2021 as Co-President, Americas for SPORTFIVE, a global sports, entertainment, and marketing agency, and remained with SPORTFIVE until February 2024. From April 2012 through August 2019, Mr. Glat served as President of the New York Jets, and, from September 2019 to March 2020, he was a Senior Advisor to the New York Jets. Prior to that, Mr. Glat was a senior executive at the National Football League for 15 years, where he oversaw corporate development and strategy. Mr. Glat has previous experience in management consulting at McKinsey & Company and investment banking at Dillon, Read & Co. Mr. Glat also previously was an Operating Advisor for Arctos Sports Partners, a private equity platform focused on the professional sports industry, and currently serves as a Venture Advisor to Lightscape Partners, an AI-focused venture capital platform. Mr. Glat recently joined the Board of Daktronics (NASDAQ: DAKT), the leading U.S.-based designer and manufacturer of dynamic video communication displays and control systems, in September 2025. Mr. Glat previously served on the Board of fuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO), an over-the-top streaming content distributor, from March 2024 until the completion of its merger with Disney's Hulu + Live TV business in October 2025. He also was previously on the Board of ASM Global, a privately-held company which is the world's largest stadium, arena, convention center, and venue management company, from October 2019 until it was sold in August 2024. Mr. Glat previously served on the Boards of NewHold Investment Corp. I from July 2020 to July 2021 and NewHold Investment Corp. II from October 2021 to April 2023, both of which were publicly-traded SPACs. Since 2025, Mr. Glat joined advisory boards for NewHold Investment Corp III (NASDAQ: NHIC) and NewHold Investment Corp IV (NASDAQ: NHIV), other publicly-traded SPACs. In addition, Mr. Glat serves on many philanthropic boards. Mr. Glat earned a Bachelor of Sciences in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School.

Kimberly Sheehy has been a director on our Board since July 2021. From March 2019 to May 2020, she was the Chief Financial Officer of ResMan LLC, a privately-owned software company providing software solutions to multi-family residential property managers. Previously, from April 2018 to March 2019, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Lori's Gifts, Inc., a privately-owned retail company serving hospitals throughout the United States. From November 2015 to October 2017, Ms. Sheehy served as the Chief Financial Officer of StackPath, LLC, an edge computing platform provider, and from November 2012 to October 2015, Ms. Sheehy served as Chief Financial & Administrative Officer of CyrusOne Inc. (NASDAQ:CONE), a public high-growth real-estate investment trust specializing in engineering, building and managing data center properties. She has also held various senior finance roles at Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE: CBB). Ms. Sheehy serves on the Board of Directors and as the chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of CVB Financial Corp (NASDAQ: CVBF). Ms. Sheehy previously served on the Board of Directors and as the Chair of the Audit Committee of Shift Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SFT) and Switch, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWCH). Ms. Sheehy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati in 1989. Ms. Sheehy holds the designation of Certified Directorship (NACD.DC) from the National Association of Corporate Directors. In addition, Ms. Sheehy has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1990.

Kevin Charlton has been a director on our Board since July 2021, and currently serves as Chairman of the Compensation and Investment Committees. Mr. Charlton is currently Chief Executive Officer of NewHold Investment Corp III (NASDAQ: NHIC) and NewHold Investment Corp IV (NASDAQ: NHIC), two special purpose acquisition corporations focused on the industrial technology sector. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of NewHold Investment Corp I, the special purpose acquisition corporation that merged with Evolv in 2021. Prior to NewHold Enterprises, Mr. Charlton spent his private equity career at JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Investcorp, and Macquarie (ASX: MQG). Before his career in private equity, Mr. Charlton was with McKinsey and Company in New York and NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Mr. Charlton is also currently Chairman of American AllWaste, a private environmental services company. Mr. Charlton has been the Co-Chairman of NewHold Enterprises LLC since 2017 and has spent more than 25 years in principal investing. He has served on the Boards of six public companies and more than 25 private companies. Mr. Charlton received his Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering cum laude from Princeton University in 1988, his Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering with Distinction from the University of Michigan in 1990, and his Master of Business Administration with Honors from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University in 1995.

Michael Ellenbogen has served as a director since July 2021. He was also our Chief Innovation Officer from July 2021 until September 5, 2025 and served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer and President from October 30, 2024 until December 16, 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Ellenbogen co-founded Legacy Evolv (as defined below) with Anil R. Chitkara in July 2013 and served as Legacy Evolv's Head of Advanced Technology since January 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Ellenbogen served as Legacy Evolv's Chief Executive Officer from August 2013 to January 2020. Mr. Ellenbogen is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Resolv Tools, a private company, and serves as a member of its board of directors and chair. Prior to co-founding Evolv, Mr. Ellenbogen was the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Reveal Imaging Technologies, an X-ray imaging systems company focusing on automated explosives detection, from 2002 to 2010. Prior to joining Reveal, Mr. Ellenbogen was the Vice President of Research & Development and Business Development of PerkinElmer Detection Systems, a provider of X-ray-based security technologies, from 1994 to 2002. During his 25-plus year career in the security industry, Mr. Ellenbogen has proven his expertise in product and business development, as well as stakeholder value creation. In addition, Mr. Ellenbogen is an inventor with over 20 awarded patents.

Anil R. Chitkara has been our Chief Growth Officer (the CGO) since April 2022 and previously served as Head of Corporate Development since July 2021. Prior to that, Mr. Chitkara co-founded Legacy Evolv with Michael Philip Ellenbogen in July 2013, serving in a variety of roles focused on building the business. Before co-founding Legacy Evolv, Mr. Chitkara was the Senior Vice President, Market Development for Oco, Inc., a business analytics software provider that was subsequently acquired by Deloitte, from January 2007 to June 2011. Prior to joining Oco, Inc., Mr. Chitkara was the Vice President of Parametric Technology Corporation, a company currently offering a variety of augmented reality, industrial IoT, PLM and CAD solutions, from May 2001 to January 2007. Mr. Chitkara received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Boston University in 1989 and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1994.

Rajan Naik, Ph.D., has been a director on our Board since November 2023. He has served as Chief Strategy Officer for Motorola Solutions since 2016. He is responsible for the corporate strategy organization, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital portfolio and competitive and market intelligence. Prior to joining Motorola Solutions, Dr. Naik was the Chief Strategy Officer at Advanced Micro Devices, a leading global semiconductor company, and before that was a partner in the technology practice at McKinsey & Company, a consulting company. Dr. Naik has served on the board of directors for CSG Systems International Inc. (Nasdaq: CSG) since August 2018. Dr. Naik earned a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

On February 10, 2026, the Board of Directors of Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. appointed Henrik Kuhl, age 46, to the Company's Board, effective February 12, 2026. Kuhl is an accomplished leader with over 25 years of experience in corporate development and strategy. He currently serves as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development at Axon (NASDAQ: AXON), a global leader in connected public safety technologies. In this role, Kuhl drives strategic growth and innovation, oversees mergers and acquisitions, facilitates minority investments, forms strategic partnerships, and optimizes capital allocation and structure. Before joining Axon in 2019, Kuhl held senior operational and strategy leadership roles at IMAGE Skincare, where he supported global expansion, and spent six years in the investment banking division at Goldman Sachs, advising on M&A, financings, and capital structure. Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Strategic Planning at Herbalife. He earned an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in Economics, Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College.