Welsbach Technology Metals Acquisition Corp. announced the full slate of board member candidates for stockholder approval, to be elected to the combined company board of directors upon the closing of the business combination with WaveTech Group Inc. The seven individuals are expected to bring a wealth of executive experience, business acumen and financial expertise to the combined company board of directors. In addition, the proposed board includes: Dag Arild Valandhas served as Chief Executive Officer since he established WaveTech in August 2020.

Prior to founding WaveTech, Mr. Valand was Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of WaveTech AS, organized under the laws of Norway in 2003, and of WaveTech GmbH, organized by WaveTech AS in 2013 to effect a cross-border merger into Germany. Mr. Valand has served as WaveTech's Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 2020. WaveTech was formed by Mr. Valand in 2020 to acquire the stock of WaveTech GmbH and establish the company's presence in the U.S. Mr. Valand has a background in his family's civil engineering business with over 25 years of international experience in the battery industry.

He became a part owner of the family business at the age of 19, after which he was instrumental to its growth and successful sale. Mr. Valand is a successful entrepreneur and has extensive experience in managing and growing companies. WaveTech believes he is well qualified to serve on WaveTech's Board due to his extensive international management experience and his knowledge in the battery industry, as well as his operational and historical expertise gained from leading WaveTech for the last 18 years.

Silas Poel transitioned into the role of Chief Financial Officer of WaveTech as of May 1, 2021, prior to which he had served as WaveTech's Chief Operating Officer since October, 2015. Mr. Poel has served as a director of WaveTech since October 2020. Prior to joining WaveTech, Mr. Poel co-founded and ran an investment firm providing services to Asian and European families.

Prior to co-founding the investment office, he worked as Executive Consultant for a Munich-based family & investment office and supported a Switzerland-based private equity fund as an industry expert. Mr. Poel has a background in taxation and business administration and is a Certified IFRS Accountant. He brings broad international experience in the clean technology industry, having established and developed a number of companies in the industry.

Mr. Poel has an extensive network and experience in the investment industry. He has successfully invested in companies predominantly in the energy space and helped investors to successfully acquire companies in Europe. Mr. Poel has a Bachelor Professional degree (CCI) in Accounting.

Christopher Cloweris an executive director and COO of Welsbach Holdings Pte Ltd. since March 2021. Since 2014, Mr. Clower has been an independent director of Malacca Trust Pte Ltd, a holding company in Singapore which owns one of the leading asset management firms in Indonesia. From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Clower was an independent advisor and principal investor of his own capital.

From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Clower co-founded, built and sold PT Manoor Bulatn Lestari, an Indonesian resource company and achieved 30x MOIC in two years for himself and his investors. Prior to this, Mr. Clower was Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance in Merrill Lynch for Southeast Asia. From 1998 to 2009, Mr. Clower worked at Merrill Lynch and raised over $4 billion of capital for his clients.

Mr. Clower also worked at Deutsche Bank from 1997 to 1998, at Bankers Trust from 1994 to 1997, and at Crane Nuclear Valves from 1991 to 1994. Prior to working in the finance industry, Mr. Clower was an intelligence officer for the United States Air Force, serving at Clark Air Base in the Philippines with the 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Mr. Clower holds an MBA with Honors from University of Chicago, and a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Engineering from Northwestern University through a US Air Force Scholarship.

Upon closing of the WTMA and WaveTech merger, the existing members of WTMA's board, other than Mr. Clower and Mr. Welpe, will resign.