On May 1, 2015, Vape Holdings, Inc. appointed Dr. Mark A. Scialdone to the newly-created executive officer position of Chief Science Officer. Dr. Scialdone, 52, will lead the expansion of the Company's intellectual property portfolio into fundamental and licensable interests in plant extracts and other related products. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemistry from Wayne State University and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Colorado State University.

Dr. Scialdone brings over two decades of world class experience in product development and fundamental science research at E.I. duPont de Nemours (DD) and his consulting company BetterChem Consulting LLC.