Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory In announced that Charles Arnold has been appointed to the Company?s Board of Directors (?the Board?), where he will serve as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Arnold is a seasoned corporate finance executive with over 20 years of experience leading strategic finance initiatives, including in various C-suite and Board-level positions across public and private companies. Prior to RMCF, Mr. Arnold was a director on the Board of National Security Group, Inc. from May 2017 through NSEC?s merger with VR Insurance Holdings, Inc. in July 2022.

Additionally, Mr. Arnold has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Abernathy Holdings, a company that specializes in the development and construction of Class A Self-Storage facilities throughout the Southwest, since June 2021. Mr. Arnold held several progressive leadership positions across accounting and finance from June 2004 through May 2017, including ten years with Church?s Chicken. Mr. Arnold received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting, and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting, from Troy State University.

He is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.