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Robert J. Laikin has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors for Novus Capital Corporation II since it's inception. Mr. Laikin cofounded and served as Chairman of Novus Capital Corporation [NASDAQ: NOVSU; NOVS; NOVSW] since its inception in March 2020. Mr. Laikin has served as a managing member of Novus Capital Associates, LLC, one of our initial stockholders, since its formation in October 2020. Mr. Laikin currently serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG), where he has held a director role since May 2014. Mr. Laikin held the Lead Independent Director role at Washington Prime Group Inc. until the position was eliminated by the Board in 2016 and he at that time became Chairman of the Board. Mr. Laikin has also been the managing member of L7 Investments LLC, a closely held company that invests primarily in multi-family apartments as well as single purpose buildings, hotels, divestitures and single-family homes, since January 2015. Mr. Laikin served as Executive Advisor to the CEO and Government Relations Executive of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), a wholesale technology distributor and supply chain management and mobile device lifecycle services company, from November 2012 to December 2019. Previously Mr. Laikin served as the founder, Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Brightpoint, Inc. (Nasdaq: CELL) from August 1989 until it was acquired by Ingram Micro Inc. in November 2012. Mr. Laikin holds a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University.

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Having served as chief executive officer since Novus’s inception, Larry M. Paulson now holds the title Chairman of the Board. Prior to co-founding Novus, he served as principal and founder of Rancho Santa Fe Solutions, a wireless industry consulting company and vice president of product management at Qualcomm (Nasdaq:QCOM), Vice President and President India and SAARC (2016-2018) and Vice President Sales NA and Australia (2018-Jan 2020). Prior to Qualcomm, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing officer of Brightpoint, Inc., a provider of worldwide distribution and integrated logistics services to the wireless communications industry, from 2010 to 2013. Prior to that he served with Nokia (NYSE:NOK) from 1987 to 2010 where he had numerous roles including global Senior Vice President and General Manager CDMA Product line. Mr. Paulson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Point Park University.

Jeff Foster brings more than 15 years of experience funding early-stage growth companies as an entrepreneur and investor in the wellness, financial management, cold storage, software and logistics industries. Mr. Foster is an active real-estate investor managing a portfolio of multi-family, single-family and commercial assets and a managing member of New Frontier, LLC. Previously, he was a professional basketball player with the Indiana Pacers.

Jim is the trusted advisor and lead transactional attorney for many of the highest growth and market leading companies in the State of Indiana. With a laser focus on achieving client objectives while providing excellent service, Jim has been recognized as one of the premier corporate attorneys in the State of Indiana.