Effective July 1, 2022, the board of directors of Iconic Brands, Inc. appointed Tom Martin, the President and Chief Operating Officer of TopPop LLC, wholly-owned subsidiary (TopPop"), as interim chief executive officer following the resignation of Larry Romer. Mr. Martin, 62, joined Iconic in July 2021 as part of Iconic's acquisition of TopPop. Mr. Martin brings over 40 years of experience in the primary and secondary packaging industry.

As Iconic's Interim Chief Executive Officer, he is expected to leverage his experience to help pivot from historical focus on adult beverage and celebrity branding, to a focus on the innovation, development and delivery of alcohol and non-alcohol beverages, foods and frozen treats. Mr. Martin co-founded TopPop, and has been its President and Chief Operating Officer since its incorporation in 2019. Mr. Martin has been in the primary and secondary packaging industry for over 40 years.

From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Martin served as Director for the printing, contract packaging and machine groups at Sancoa International. In 1997, he co-founded Slate Packaging, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer until 2005, where he built a printing, equipment and contract packaging business that was later sold to a large Kansas City printing company. From 2005 to 2012, Mr. Martin was an Executive Vice President at Klocke of America, a food, cosmetic and health care contract manufacturing business.

From 2012 to 2019, he was employed at Universal Synergetic dba THEM of NJ, as Vice President and General Manager, where he produced ready-to-use, single-format retail food, beverage, liquor and cosmetic products. Mr. Martin holds an AAS degree in Engineering from Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. Effective June 30, 2022, Larry Romer resigned as the Chief Executive Officer of Iconic, to pursue other opportunities.