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Benjamin (Ben) Gagnon serves as the Chief Executive Officer, as a director of the Corporation, and as a member of the Environmental and Social Responsibility Committee. Mr. Gagnon started his career at Bitfarms as Director of Business Development in 2019 and was promoted to the Director of Mining Operations in 2020 and Chief Mining Officer in 2021. Mr. Gagnon is a proven strategy and people focused executive in the Bitcoin Mining space. At Bitfarms, he has overseen the development and execution of the Corporation's growth strategy, which has driven organic growth, captured market share in Bitcoin Mining and diversified and strengthened the Corporation's energy assets. Mr. Gagnon brings in a deep familiarity with all aspects of operations at Bitfarms, having worked intimately with every department, as well as extensive leadership experience from previous executive roles with cryptocurrency Mining companies. His successful track record overseeing the growth of Bitfarms' Mining operations and integration of new technologies amidst a rapidly evolving landscape has been critical to Bitfarms' value creation strategy, which includes diversification into synergistic new areas like energy generation, heat recycling, energy trading and HPC (high performance computing) for AI, as well as execution of strategies related to the 2028 halving event. Prior to joining Bitfarms, Mr. Gagnon founded and operated two Bitcoin Mining companies, holding roles as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Mining Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Gagnon earned his M.Sc. in Internet Computing from Hong Kong University and has a B.Sc. in Economic Consulting and International Business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. In addition, Mr. Gagnon currently serves as co-chair of the Canadian Blockchain Consortium's Infrastructure Committee (formerly Mining Committee) and is a lead analyst for the Bitcoin Mining Council.

Jeffrey Lucas serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective June 14, 2021. Prior to joining Bitfarms, Mr. Lucas was Managing Director of Mackinac Partners, a financial restructuring and turnaround advisory firm (2020 - 2021). Previously, he was President and CFO of eMagin Corporation (NYSE), a publicly traded developer and manufacturer of microdisplays used in military and commercial applications (2015 - 2020). Prior to eMagin, Mr. Lucas was a Board Member and the CFO of Transfreight Companies, a logistics and transportation enterprise that managed the inbound supply chain for the major auto manufacturers. He has also served as CFO for several other public and private companies in a variety of industries. Prior to his corporate roles, Mr. Lucas worked in high yield investment banking with L. F. Rothschild and in institutional money management as a securities analyst with Wells Capital Management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and earned the Certified Public Accountant certification while a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers' technology and industrials practices. Mr. Lucas earned an MBA with emphasis on finance from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Tufts University and studied at the London School of Economics. He is also Principal of CFI Associates (Feb 2020 - July 2020).

Mr. Philippe Fortier , Executive Vice President, Corporate Development of the Company (2024-present); Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of the Company (2023-2024); Vice President-Corporate Development of the Company (2022-2023); Vice President, Special Projects of the Company (2022); President of Gestion PF Holdings (2019-2021);

Ms. Tracy Krumme, Senior Vice-President, Head of Investor Relations (2023-present); Global Head of Investor Relations of Galderma ( 2022- 2022); VP, Head of Investor Relations of PPD Inc. ( 2020-2020) and SVP, Head of Investor Relations of Nuance Communications (2019-2022).

Brian Howlett is an independent director, the Chair of the Governance, Nomination, Safety, Sustainability and Technical Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Howlett is a seasoned public company senior executive with more than thirty-five years of experience in operational and financial leadership. His extensive service as senior officer and director of public companies equips him with valuable insights to oversee our operations. As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), he also contributes to our Board's oversight of financial reporting, internal controls and risk management. Mr. Howlett also serves on the board of one junior mining company and has formerly served as C-Suite Executive and board member in several publicly listed companies, including Dundee Sustainable Technologies Inc. and Nighthawk Gold Corp., among others. Mr. Howlett graduated in 1982 with a B. Comm. in Finance from Concordia University and received his CMA designation in 1989 which became a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation in 2022.

Edith Hofmeister is an independent director, the Chair of our Board and a member of the Audit Committee. Ms. Hofmeister brings over two decades of expertise in legal affairs, corporate governance, sustainable finance and business strategy. As an American business leader, she successfully guided multinational companies through large-scale infrastructure development, public and private offerings, NYSE and Nasdaq listings, intricate debt financings, joint ventures, complex litigation and multi-billion-dollar acquisitions. Drawing on her deep understanding of U.S. corporate and securities law, she played a pivotal role in shaping governance practices and risk management aligned with American standards. From 2010 to 2019 she served as EVP Corporate Affairs and General Counsel for Tahoe Resources Inc. where, as its first employee, she helped build the company from a start-up to a mid-cap precious metals producer with operations throughout the Americas. In this role, she helped lead capital raises and infrastructure projects, including EPCM contract oversight and mine construction. Ms. Hofmeister joined Bitfarms' Board in November 2022. She was a best Canadian General Counsel finalist in the category of ESG and led Tahoe's achievement of best governance award (for a mid-cap Mining company) by the Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries. Ms. Hofmeister served as the Chair of the International Bar Association's Business and Human Rights Committee, a group dedicated to promoting high ESG standards in multi-national corporations. Ms. Hofmeister received a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from UCLA, a Master of Arts degree in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco.

Amy Freedman serves as an independent director of the Corporation, and as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Compensation Committee. Amy Freedman is a corporate governance and public capital markets expert with over 25 years of experience. Ms. Freedman is currently a Partner and Head of Canada at Longacre Square Partners, a leading North American strategic advisor in matters of shareholder activism, crisis communications and corporate governance. Prior to joining Longacre, Ms. Freedman was an independent consultant providing advisory services. Ms. Freedman was a Partner and Head of Engagement Fund Investing at Ewing Morris from January 2022 to December 2023 and continued as a consultant through 2024. Previously, Ms. Freedman was the Chief Executive Officer of Kingsdale Advisors, a leading shareholder services and advisory firm, from January 2017 to December 2021. She joined Kingsdale Advisors as an Executive Vice President in 2014. Prior to joining Kingsdale Advisors, Ms. Freedman spent over 15 years in capital markets as an investment banker with global firms including Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Ms. Freedman is a director of the following public companies: (a) Mandalay Resources Corporation (TSX: MND, OTCQB: MNDJF) since May 2016; (b) Irish Residential Properties REIT plc (ISE: IRES) since May 2024; and (c) American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (TSX: HOT.UN, HOT.U) since October 2023. Ms. Freedman was also a director on the board of (a) Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX: CF) from March 2023 to August 2024, and (b) Park Lawn Corporation (TSX: PLC) from June 2020 to August 2022. Ms. Freedman holds an MBA and JD from the University of Toronto.

On July 5, 2026, Keel Infrastructure Corp. appointed Ganesh Aiyer, as President, effective July 6, 2026. Mr. Aiyer most recently served as Chief Business Officer at Digital Realty Trust, one of the world's largest data center REITs, which owns and operates more than 300 data centers across 25 countries. At Digital Realty, Mr. Aiyer led global commercial strategy and business operations for hyperscale, cloud, enterprise and channel customers. Before that, Mr. Aiyer held senior executive roles at Schneider Electric and Dell Technologies, driving large-scale growth, sales, and go-to-market strategies across the full data center infrastructure stack.

Rachel Silverstein serves as Bitfarms' Global General Counsel, leading the Company's legal function and serving as a key strategic advisor to the Board of Directors and executive leadership team. In this capacity, Ms. Silverstein is responsible for developing and executing the Company's enterprise-wide legal strategy and overseeing all legal affairs across Bitfarms' multi-jurisdictional operations in the United States, Canada, and South America. She provides counsel on complex mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, high-value commercial agreements, and transformative energy infrastructure and data center development deals. With over 17 years of experience as a practicing attorney, Ms. Silverstein advises the Board and senior management on SEC and Nasdaq compliance, corporate governance, securities law matters, risk management and mitigation, and strategic corporate transactions. She also manages the Company's relationships with outside counsel and is responsible for building and strengthening Bitfarms' internal legal capabilities to support the Company's continued growth as a leading publicly traded enterprise. Prior to Bitfarms, Rachel co-founded a boutique law firm specializing in data center development and energy infrastructure transactions, leading transactions totaling more than a gigawatt across multiple states and countries. Before that, Rachel served as General Counsel at CleanSpark, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed company, from 2020 to 2023, where she oversaw public company compliance, corporate governance, SEC reporting, and enterprise risk management. Earlier in her career, she served as Corporate Counsel at Zappos and was a litigator at several multi-national law firms, among other roles. Rachel earned a bachelor's degree from The George Washington University and a juris doctorate degree from William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Wayne Duso is an independent director and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Duso is a senior engineering and product executive with over 25 years of experience in enterprise and cloud infrastructure. He currently serves as Vice President, Engineering and Technology at 1Password, where he is innovating and delivering at the intersection of identity, security, and AI infrastructure. At AWS, he launched and scaled multiple data and storage services into multibillion-dollar businesses, while building AWS Boston into one of Amazon's largest development centers. At EMC, he defined strategy for a $3B ARR product line and introduced EMC's first software-defined storage array. His advisory roles with Snyk, Anjuna Security, and Bedrock Security underscore his continued influence in shaping next-generation cloud, data, and cybersecurity solutions. His expertise lies in scaling global organizations, launching category-defining platforms, and aligning technology with customer and business outcomes. Mr. Duso holds a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has also completed executive education programs at MIT and Babson College.

Liam Wilson is a seasoned operating executive with more than 20 years of leadership experience across multiple industries. He currently serves as the COO of the Company since August 2024. In his role, he is responsible for developing and refining operational procedures and systems to improve efficiencies across the company's global operations. Previously, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc., a publicly traded company. Mr. Wilson is recognized as an expert in the deregulated U.S. energy industry, with notable achievements including transacting over 900 MW of power across the United States, developing and operating facilities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, and Nebraska, and leading the first large-scale and market-leading Bitcoin mining demand response program in the deregulated PJM market. Mr. Wilson's career includes several other senior executive positions, such as Group Operations Manager for EVT Hospitality and Entertainment (publicly traded) and Group Operations Manager for The Whitehouse Group.

Jonathan Mir is the Chief Financial Officer of Bitfarms, responsible for financial strategy, capital allocation, and growth initiatives. With over 25 years of experience advising boards, companies, and leading investors in the power, energy and infrastructure sectors, he has a proven track record in corporate finance, M&A, strategy, and risk management. Before joining Bitfarms, Mr. Mir was a Managing Director in Bank of America's Natural Resources and Energy Transition Group from 2020, focusing particularly on matters in corporate finance and advising infrastructure funds from 2021 to 2024. Prior to Bank of America, Mr. Mir was at Lazard, where he served as Head of North American Power, Energy & Infrastructure until 2019. Jonathan holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from Lehigh University. He serves on the Board of Trustees of The Cooke School and Institute and was a founding parent of Manhattan STAR Academy, supporting education for neurodivergent students.

Marc-Andre Ammann , Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting of the Company (2024-present); Vice President, Finance & Accounting of the Company (2022-2024); Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller of Sharethrough (2021-2022); Director of Financial Reporting of Minerai de Fer Quebec (2019-2021); Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting & Regulatory Reporting of Canadian National Railway (2017-2019).

Mr. James Bond, SVP HPC (2025 to present); Sr. Manager, North America HPC/AI Product Category & GMT (2020 - 2024), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (2011-2020).

Damian Polla, General Manager, LATAM. Principal Occupation: General Manager LATAM of the Company (2021 - present); Corporate Finance Director of Molino Canuelas SACIFIA (2018 - 2021) and Head of Structured Finance - Latam of Haitong Bank NY Branch (2016 - 2018).

Mr. Paul Magrath, Vice President, Taxation of the Company (Sep. 2024-present); Vice President, Taxation & Sustainability of the Company (2022-Sep. 2024); Senior Finance Director, Taxation of Huawei Technologies (2017-2022) and Director, Taxation of AstraZeneca R&D (2009-2017).

Mr. Guillaume Reeves, Vice President, Information Technology (2023-present); Director of Information Technology (2017-2023).

On February 14, 2022, the Company announced the appointment of Andrea Keen Souza was Vice President of Human Resources. Principal Occupation: Vice-President, Human Resources of the Company (2022 - present); Head of Talent & Culture of EQ Care / Telus Health (2020 - 2021); Global HR Director of Straumann Group (2019 - 2020); Head of Human Resources of Sterlite Power Brazil (2017 - 2019) and Region Human Resources Leader, LATAM of Fieldcore/GE (2007-2017).

Mr. Alexander B. Brammer, Experience: SVP, Global Mining Operations of the Company (Sep. 2024-Present); Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Asset Optimization of Talen Energy & Nautilus Bitcoin Mining (2022- 2024); VP of Business Development of Luxor Technology Corp. (2021-2022); and Infantry Company Commander, Platoon Leader, Fireteam Leader and Gunner of United States Army (2005-2021).

Mr. Jeffrey Gao, Vice President, Global Risk Management of the Company (2023-present) and Chief Executive Officer of Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (2021-2022). Lecturer at Kaplan Business School (2019-2025)