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Mr. Avellan, age 55, is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of AST LLC since its inception in 2017 and has served as the Company's Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since April 2021. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Avellan served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Emerging Markets Communications (EMC), a satellite-based communications services provider to maritime and other mobility markets, from 2000 until its sale to Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. for 550.0 million in July 2016. Following the acquisition of EMC, Mr. Avellan worked as the President and Chief Strategy Officer for Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. until April 2017. Mr. Avellan has over 25 years of success in the space industry and is the co-inventor of 21 U.S. patents. He was the recipient of the Satellite Transaction of the Year award by Euroconsult in 2015, was named Satellite Teleport Executive of the Year in 2017 and in February 2024 was named a Commissioner to the ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development. Mr. Avellan has a Bachelor's in electrical engineering from Simon Bolivar University.

Mr. Johnson, age 51, has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Johnson has served as our Chief Financial Officer since June 2024 and Chief Legal Officer since May 2024. He is an experienced business leader with over 25 years of diverse legal, financial and corporate experience across emerging markets, capital markets and international operations. Prior to joining the Company in May 2024, Mr. Johnson served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since 2014, and as the Chief Corporate Development Officer since September 2022 of 3D Systems Corporation, a publicly traded company that provides comprehensive 3D printing solutions in the industrial and healthcare segments. Mr. Johnson joined 3D Systems Corporation in July 2006 and held a number of senior management positions, including serving as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2015 to April 2016 and interim Chief Financial Officer from October 2023 to December 2023. Prior to joining 3D Systems Corporation, Mr. Johnson was an associate with Hunton & Williams LLP on the capital markets team. Mr. Johnson received an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, diplomacy & foreign affairs, and religion from Miami University.

Mr. Gupta, 49, has served as the Company's Chief Operating Officer since June 2024 and has 25 years of global experience in developing and implementing growth strategies, business transformations, scaling operations, finance and accounting, risk management, and building a high performing team. Mr. Gupta joined the Company in September 2021 as Chief Accounting Officer and established the global finance and accounting operations, led the planning and cost strategies, implemented enterprise resource planning and related operations systems, and was instrumental in scaling the global operations of the company. He held progressive level of responsibilities including leading the supply chain and information technology organizations, streamlining the Company's operations, managing strategic vendor relationships and negotiations, risk management, and policy and governance. Prior to joining the Company in 2021, Mr. Gupta worked with Ernst & Young LLP in New York since 2014, where he was a Partner in the Financial Accounting Advisory Services. Previously, he worked with Deloitte & Touche LLP in New York and KPMG in India. Mr. Gupta earned his Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, India. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the United States and is also a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Mr. Wisniewski, 44, has served as the Company's President since June 2024 and Chief Strategy Officer since 2021. He oversees commercialization efforts, product development, and regulatory affairs, as well as corporate development, capital markets and financing strategy, and investor relations. Over the past few years, he has driven significant corporate agreements and milestones for the Company, including raising over four billion dollars of capital in the form of equity, convertible notes, and non-dilutive prepayments. Previously, Mr. Wisniewski was Managing Director of Technology, Media & Telecommunications Investment Banking at Barclays, advising clients on raising capital and M&A for over a decade. While at Barclays, he advised AST SpaceMobile on the 2021 business combination transaction, which raised 462.0 million in gross proceeds, and the 2019 strategic investment transaction, which raised 110.0 million of gross proceeds. Earlier in his career, he was a management consultant focused on supplier development and a mechanical design engineer. Mr. Wisniewski received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Dr. Yao, age 63, has served as the Company's Chief Technology Officer since 2018. Dr. Yao has over 30 years of successful experience in engineering team building and management, system architecture, research and technology development and program execution in communications satellites. Prior to joining AST, he was the Senior Director of Commercial Payload/RF Engineering in the Space Systems Group of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems (previously Orbital ATK). He was a major contributor to the success of the commercial satellite business of Orbital/Orbital ATK with more than 40 GEO communications satellites delivered. Dr. Yao is the author of more than 55 technical papers and a book chapter in the fields of communications systems, antennas, microwave/RF components and EM simulations/CAD. He has been granted 25 U.S. and international patents. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Electronic Physics from the University of Maryland.

Mr. Torres, age 59, has served as a member of our Board since April 2021. Mr. Torres has served as the managing partner at Multiple Equilibria Capital, a financial advisory firm, since March 2013. Mr. Torres previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Andina Acquisition Corp. III, a blank check company, from January 2019 until its merger with Stryve Foods, Inc. in July 2021. From August 2015 to March 2018, Mr. Torres served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Andina Acquisition Corp. II, a blank check company that consummated an initial business combination with Lazy Days' R.V. Center, Inc. From October 2011 through January 2013, Mr. Torres served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Andina Acquisition Corp. He also served as a member of the board of Andina Acquisition Corp. from October 2011 until its merger in December 2013 with Tecnoglass Inc. and has continued to serve on the board of Tecnoglass Inc. since such time. Mr. Torres also serves on the board of several international public companies. Mr. Torres graduated from the Universidad de los Andes and received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Master's in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Ms. Cisneros, age 46, has served as a member of our Board since April 2021. Since September 2013, Ms. Cisneros has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Cisneros, a global enterprise focused on media & entertainment, digital advertising solutions, real estate, and social leadership, and she served as its Vice Chairman and Director of Strategy from September 2005 to August 2013. Ms. Cisneros currently serves on the boards of directors of Mattel Inc. and Ford Motor Company, and also serves on numerous non-profit boards. Ms. Cisneros holds a B.A. in journalism from Columbia University, a M.A. in journalism from New York University and a degree in leadership development from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Rubin, age 60, has served as a member of our Board since April 2021. Mr. Rubin is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Tower Alliance, LLC. Founded in 2014, Tower Alliance, LLC is a leading provider of outsourced services to wireless infrastructure owners. Mr. Rubin served as Chief Financial Officer of Global Tower Partners from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Rubin holds a B.S. in Accounting from American University and a M.S. in Taxation from Florida International University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Knapp, age 65, has served as a member of our Board since April 2021. Mr. Knapp previously served as the corporate Chief Technology Officer for American Tower Corporation. Prior to joining American Tower in 2017, Mr. Knapp served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Qualcomm, where he was responsible for Qualcomm's New Jersey Corporate Research Center, from which he managed a global engineering team of wireless researchers and semiconductor product engineering staff. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Center for Automotive Research and EdgeQ Inc. Mr. Knapp is also a member of the Technical Advisory board of Ciena Inc. and a member of the CEAS Dean's Advisory Council at Stony Brook University. He holds 5 US Patents. Mr. Knapp completed a B.E. in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University, an M.S. in electrical engineering from Polytechnic University (NYU) in New York, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Mr. Larson, age 68, has served as a member of our Board since January 2025. Mr. Larson is currently retired after previously serving as a Vice President of Intel Corporation and Senior Managing Director of Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment and M&A group, until his retirement in April 2019. He joined Intel in 1996, was appointed Vice President in 2006, and served as a Managing Director of Intel Capital from 2004 to 2018. Mr. Larson is currently a consultant for AT&T, a director of NWPX Infrastructure, Inc., a manufacturing company, and a Venture Partner of QBIT, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on emerging opportunities in Switzerland. Mr. Larson previously served on the board of directors of Rogers Corporation, a publicly-held specialty engineered materials company, from December 2020 to May 2023. Mr. Larson holds a B.S. in Business Administration from University of Southern California and is a graduate of the Executive Education Program at Stanford University and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Mr. Larson holds a certificate in cybersecurity oversight and has expertise in evaluating deep technology businesses.

Mr. Ibbetson, age 57, has served as a member of our Board since April 2021. Mr. Ibbetson has worked with Vodafone since 1996 and has led the Vodafone Group Research and Development Organization since 2013, which is responsible for all aspects of future research, including trials of emerging technologies. Mr. Ibbetson serves on the board of several industry groups and initiatives, including the 5G Automotive Alliance, and serves as Chairman of the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance Board Strategy committee. Mr. Ibbetson holds a B.Sc. in electronic engineering and a M.Sc. in telecommunications from the University of Leeds.

On June 19, 2024, the Board of Directors of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. appointed Ms. Maya Bernal as Chief Accounting Officer; Ms. Bernal will also be designated as the principal accounting officer of the Company. Ms. Bernal was previously the Director of Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting since March 2022. Maya Bernal, 41, oversees the company's financial operations, corporate accounting, external reporting, and internal controls. Ms. Bernal has more than 15 years of experience in finance, accounting, internal controls and policies and process transformations, gained through progressive roles in finance and accounting within several large public companies. Ms. Bernal joined the Company in March 2022 as Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting lead and since then has progressively held increasing level of responsibilities in all aspects of accounting and reporting, including transforming and streamlining processes and controls. Prior to joining the Company in March 2022, Ms. Bernal worked at Bluegreen Vacations Corporation from June 2016 to March 2022 as Financial Reporting Director. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and began her career with Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Bernal holds a Master and Bachelor of Accounting from Florida International University.