Mace Security International, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors appointed Richard A. Barone to the Board of Directors effective June 27, 2022 to fill a recent vacancy and is nominated for re-election at the Company's 2022 Annual Shareholders Meeting in August. Mr. Barone will serve on all Board Committees. The Board of Directors previously determined that all Board members would serve on all Board Committees after two Board vacancies occurred in early 2022.

Richard A. Barone, age 80, was previously Chairman of Mace Security International, Inc. from 2009 through 2018. Currently, he chairs the Archeagle Family Office, which includes both the Archeagle Foundation, as well as the Richard A. Barone Foundation. He is emeritus Director for the Cleveland State University Foundation, where he previously served as its Chairman, as well as a member of the University's Board of Trustees.

In addition, he currently serves as a director of the Brentwood Foundation, a division of the Cleveland Clinic. In the past, Mr. Barone has held directorships in numerous charitable organizations, as well as public and private corporations. Professionally, Mr. Barone was the founder and Chairman of the Maxus Investment Group, which became part of Fifth Third Bank in 2001.

In 2002, Mr. Barone founded Ancora Advisors, where he served as its Chairman until 2014. Most recently, Mr. Barone is the founder and Chairman of the International Museum of American Porcelain Art (MAPA). As of June 27, 2022, Mr. Barone held 1,037,500 shares of MACE and 100,000 vested options to purchase common stock of the Company.

He will be eligible to receive the same compensation as other members of the Company's Board of Directors.