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Daniel Ramot is the Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Via. Prior to Via, Mr. Ramot built supercomputers designed to discover new pharmaceutical drugs at D. E. Shaw Research and developed avionic systems for F-15s and F-16s for the Israeli Air Force. Mr. Ramot has served as a non-executive director of Stellantis N.V. since April 2025. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from The Hebrew University, an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel Aviv University, and a PhD in neuroscience from Stanford University and is a graduate of the Israel Defense Forces' elite Talpiot program. He has served as a member of our board of directors since inception.
Clara Fain has served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2017 and oversees our global finance organization. She joined Via in 2016 as Head of Finance. Prior to joining Via, Clara was a vice president in the Merchant Banking Division at Goldman Sachs where she focused on private equity and growth investments in the consumer, technology and telecommunications industries. She was appointed to the board of directors of Iveco Group N.V in April 2025. Earlier in her career, she worked as an investment banker at Rothschild & Cie in Paris and TAP Advisors in New York City. She holds an M.S. in Engineering from Mines Paris.
Charles H. Rivkin has served as a member of our board of directors since 2019. He currently serves as the Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and leads the MPA's global mission to advance and support the film, television, and streaming content industry. Prior to joining the MPA, he was the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs from February 2014 to January 2017, where he was responsible for managing international trade negotiations, intellectual property rights protection, transportation, and global internet policy, among other major policy issues. He also served as the U.S. Ambassador to France from July 2009 to November 2013. He holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Sarah E. Smith has served as a member of our board of directors since 2021. She has over 40 years of experience in the accounting and auditing profession, including 25 years with Goldman Sachs, where she was a member of the Management Committee and served as Chief Accounting Officer, Controller, and Chief Compliance Officer. She also served on several Goldman Sachs committees, including the Risk Committee, Investment Policy Committee, and Reputational Risk Committee. Earlier in her career, she worked as an auditor at KPMG for 8 years. She has served on the board of directors of Aon plc since 2023, currently serving on the finance committee, and Klarna Group plc since 2020, currently serving on the audit committee. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Diploma in Accounting from City of London.
William Nix has served as a member of our board of directors since 2021. He currently serves as a Partner at Asymmetry Holdings, an investment holding company that invests in options in financial services, technology and public policy. Before Asymmetry, he was a Partner at Millstein & Co., a multiline financial advisory and investment firm that was acquired by Guggenheim in 2018. At Millstein, his responsibilities included general strategic matters of the firm and special situations investments, primarily in financial institutions. He previously served at the U.S. Department of the Treasury with management responsibility for investments made in large financial institutions. He started his career as an investment banker at Lazard Freres & Co. He holds an A.B. in Government from Dartmouth College.
Guido de Boer has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2025. Mr. de Boer has served as Chief Financial Officer of Exor N.V., a diversified holding company listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, since November 2022. Prior to joining Exor, he spent 18 years at Heineken N.V., where he held various senior financial leadership roles across multiple geographies, culminating in his position as Global Head of Corporate Development, overseeing strategy and mergers & acquisitions. Mr. de Boer has served as a director of Juventus Football Club S.p.A. since November 2025. He began his professional career in investment banking in 1997, advising consumer and media companies on M&A and capital market transactions. Over the course of his career, he has had executive responsibility for a broad range of functions, including Strategy Accounting & Reporting, Tax & Treasury, M&A, Investor Relations, Legal, Procurement, and IT. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Nechemia Peres has served as a member of our board of directors since 2015. He is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Pitango Venture Capital. He began his career in the venture capital world as founder and Managing Partner of MOFET Israel Technology Fund and later co-founded and chaired the Israel Venture Association. Prior to his work in venture capital, he held managerial positions in the software industry at Decision Systems Israel and at the engineering department of Israel Aerospace Industries. He also served for ten years as a pilot in the Israeli Air Force. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Taboola.com Ltd. and numerous Pitango Venture Capital portfolio companies and served on the board of directors of Azrieli Group, Idomoo Ltd., Masterschool LTD, Duda, Inc., and Venn 2014 Ltd. He is also the chairman of the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, a not-for-profit organization, and serves on the board of directors of other non-profit organizations. In 2020, he co-founded the COVID-19 relief Israeli Solidarity Fund together with MATAN, the Israeli branch of United Way. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management, and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.
Arnon Dinur has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2013. Since June 2009, Mr. Dinur has also served as Partner at 83North, a venture capital firm. Previously, he spent seven years with SanDisk, the world leader in Flash memory cards, as Senior Vice President leading SanDisk's mobile strategy. He joined SanDisk as part of the company's $1.6 billion acquisition of M-Systems in 2006. While at M-Systems, he was Senior Vice President of Strategy and M&A. Prior to that, he was the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the DiskOnKey division at M-Systems. He currently serves as a Partner of 83North and on the board of directors of a number of privately held companies. He also served on the board of directors of Marqeta, Inc. from September 2013 to July 2024. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin as well as a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Tel Aviv University.
Via Transportation, Inc. is appointing Matt Levine as Chief Legal Officer, effective July 27, 2026. Matt previously served as General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Clear Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) from 2012 to 2024 and has most recently served as Chief Legal Officer at Success Academy Charter Schools.
Mr. Barajas serves as our Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since November 2021. Immediately prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Barajas served as the Company's Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations. Mr. Barajas oversees the Company's accounting, tax, SEC reporting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, and investor relations functions. He is also the Chief Risk Officer. Prior to rejoining the Company in 2019, Mr. Barajas worked for several energy companies including Spark Energy from 2009 to 2014, Marlin Midstream, Xcalibur Logistics, and National Gas & Electric, LLC (NG&E) with leadership experience in accounting, finance, mergers & acquisitions, and treasury. Mr. Barajas holds a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at The University of Houston. Mr. Barajas is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.
Ms. Bush has served as a director since August 2019. Ms. Bush currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Laser Midstream, a position she has held since February 2022. Prior to joining Laser Midstream, Ms. Bush served as the Chief Financial Officer of Azure Midstream Energy, LLC, a midstream energy company, from June 2017 through February 2022. Prior to joining Azure Midstream Energy, LLC, she was the Chief Financial Officer at Marlin Midstream Partners, LP, a midstream energy company, from April 2013 to June 2017. Ms. Bush served as Chief Financial Officer of Via Renewables, Inc. from May 2012 to April 2013, and prior to that held positions in various other finance roles with Via Renewables, Inc. Ms. Bush began her career in public accounting with PwC. Ms. Bush has a master's degree in accounting from the University of Houston and is a Texas certified public accountant. Ms. Bush was selected to serve as a director because of her extensive financial expertise and knowledge of the retail natural gas and electricity business.
Mr. Maxwell has served as our Chief Executive Officer since November 2020, and as a director and non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors since August 2014. Mr. Maxwell served as interim Chief Executive Officer from March 2020 to November 2020. Mr. Maxwell serves as the Chief Executive Officer of NuDevco Partners, LLC, Retailco, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (Retailco), Retailco Services, LLC and National Gas & Electric, LLC, each of which is affiliated with us. Mr. Maxwell served on the Board of Directors of Azure Midstream Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of a midstream energy company, from February 2015 until February 2016. Prior to that time, he served as Chairman of the Board of Marlin Midstream GP, LLC (formerly Marlin Midstream Partners, LP). Prior to founding the predecessor of Via Renewables, Inc. in 1999, Mr. Maxwell was a founding partner in Wickford Energy, an oil and natural gas services company, in 1994. Wickford Energy was sold to Black Hills Utilities in 1997. Prior to Wickford Energy, Mr. Maxwell was a partner in Polaris Pipeline, a natural gas producer, services and midstream company sold to TECO Pipeline in 1994. In 2010, Mr. Maxwell was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Energy, Chemicals and Mining category. A native of Houston, Texas, Mr. Maxwell earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. Mr. Maxwell has several philanthropic interests, including the Special Olympics, Child Advocates, Salvation Army, Star of Hope and Helping a Hero. We believe that Mr. Maxwell's extensive energy industry background, leadership experience developed while serving in several executive positions and strategic planning and oversight brings important experience and skill to our board of directors.
On June 7, 2023, the Board of Directors of Via Renewables, Inc., appointed A. Stephen Kennedy effective immediately. Steve Kennedy began his role as Founder & Senior Advisor - Energy Group for Amegy Bank in 2022, where he is currently employed. Prior to that, he was EVP & Head of Energy Banking at Amegy for 25 years. Before his time with Amegy, he held a position as VP of Energy Banking at Wells Fargo. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Mr. Kennedy held a position of AVP of Energy Banking at Bank One. He holds an M.B.A. with a concentration in Finance from Baylor University and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University. He has authored several articles on energy matters, including one regarding energy derivatives published in the October 2005 edition of the Oil & Gas Financial Journal. He also served as the President of the Petroleum Club of Houston from 2022 to 2023 and is a founding board member of the Houston Energy Forum.
Mr. Konikowski has served as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2021. Immediately prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Konikowski served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of NG&E, a position he had held since April 2015. Prior to NG&E, Mr. Konikowski served as Chief Operating Officer of Glacial Energy and Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Via Renewables, Inc. (formerly Spark Energy, Inc.). Mr. Konikowski has extensive retail energy experience spanning more than 20 years including, sales, operations, risk and IT. Mr. Konikowski holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems and Marketing from Stephen F. Austin State University.
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