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Oversight & stewardship

Board of directors.

Oversight, stewardship and corporate accountability.

Eric Bruns

Eric Bruns

Chairman & Audit Committee Member

Eric Bruns brings military leadership and healthcare simulation experience to SNBH's board. A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, he has led warfare simulation programs and serves as Executive Director of the Veterans Health Administration's SimLEARN network. His work in training, technology evaluation and organizational readiness offers a practical perspective on preparedness and institutional operating needs. He holds a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.

Eric Bruns

Chairman & Audit Committee Member

Military leadership & institutional readiness

Board of Directors

Derek Wyman

Derek Wyman

Director, Treasurer & Audit Committee Chair

Derek Wyman serves as a director and Treasurer of SNBH, with appointments effective June 16, 2026. He is a sales and operations executive with more than two decades of experience in regional management, business development and security services. His leadership roles have included public-sector sales and regional operations in the commercial-vehicle industry. His background provides a commercial and operational perspective on serving government and institutional customers. He holds an MBA from New Mexico Highlands University and a B.A. from Washington State University.

Derek Wyman

Director, Treasurer & Audit Committee Chair

Commercial operations & public-sector sales

Board of Directors

Serge Knazev

Serge Knazev

Director & Corporate Secretary

Serge Knazev serves on SNBH's board and as President, COO and Acting Principal Executive Officer. He contributes decades of experience in technology development and deployment, industrial and consumer products, international trade, manufacturing and supply-chain coordination. He holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from Riga Aviation University.

Serge Knazev

Director & Corporate Secretary

Technology deployment, manufacturing & operations

Board of Directors

Executive leadership

People behind the business.

Leadership across corporate operations and business functions.

Serge Knazev, Ph.D.

Serge Knazev, Ph.D.

President, COO & Acting Principal Executive Officer

Serge Knazev is an investor, entrepreneur and operating executive with decades of experience in technology development and deployment, industrial and consumer products, international trade, manufacturing and supply-chain management. As SNBH's President and COO and Acting Principal Executive Officer, he oversees operating strategy and execution. He also serves as Corporate Secretary. His experience coordinating cross-border manufacturing and distribution is relevant to the company's planned expansion in government and B2B markets. He holds an MBA in Finance from New York University and a Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from Riga Aviation University.

Serge Knazev, Ph.D.

President, COO & Acting Principal Executive Officer

Technology deployment, manufacturing & operations

Sentient Brands

Jeanene Morgan

Jeanene Morgan

Chief Financial Officer & Financial Controller

Jeanene Morgan brings more than thirty years of financial leadership across public and private companies. Her experience includes public-company reporting, accounting, audit preparation and mergers and acquisitions. As SNBH's CFO and Financial Controller, she reports to the board. Her background is relevant to financial planning and oversight as the company evaluates institutional and B2B opportunities. She holds an MBA with a focus in International Management from the University of Dallas and a B.S. in Business Administration from Hawaii Pacific University.

Jeanene Morgan

Chief Financial Officer & Financial Controller

Public-company reporting & financial oversight

Sentient Brands

Chris Dieterich

Chris Dieterich

Legal Counsel

Chris Dieterich is a business attorney and founder of a commercial law firm. His experience includes work with entrepreneurial and emerging technology companies, private financings and public-company SEC compliance. He serves as legal counsel to SNBH, bringing a corporate and transactional perspective relevant to the company's proposed industrial and institutional business development. He holds an undergraduate engineering degree from Virginia Tech and a graduate engineering degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated from UCLA's joint Law and Economics program.

Chris Dieterich

Legal Counsel

Corporate law & SEC compliance

Sentient Brands

Brandon Jones

Brandon Jones

President

Brandon Jones leads SNBH's Aqua Emergency division, bringing experience in emergency-water sales and the preparedness market. His background includes sales leadership in the emergency-water sector and outreach to emergency-management professionals. He brings a customer-focused perspective to SNBH's planned expansion in emergency hydration and nutrition products for government, institutional and B2B buyers, with an emphasis on understanding preparedness needs and building commercial relationships. He attended the University of Oklahoma.

Brandon Jones

President

Emergency-water sales & preparedness markets

Aqua Emergency

Jennifer Brooks

Jennifer Brooks

President

Jennifer Brooks brings operating-business and transaction experience connected with emergency supply products. Her background includes managing-partner responsibilities in the emergency-supply sector, and SNBH lists her as President of its JB2 Enterprises division. Her background offers a commercial perspective on sourcing and distribution relationships relevant to the company's planned preparedness and B2B focus. She holds a B.A. from Rutgers University and an MBA and M.S. in Marketing from the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Jennifer Brooks

President

Emergency-supply operations & commercial relationships

JB2 Enterprises

Joel Kleinfeld

Joel Kleinfeld

President

Joel Kleinfeld is an operating and sales executive with experience across consumer products, brand licensing and beverage businesses. His leadership experience encompasses supply chain, manufacturing and sales, alongside commercial licensing and brand development. His background provides a practical perspective on supplier coordination, commercial distribution and operational efficiency as SNBH evaluates B2B opportunities. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Hofstra University.

Joel Kleinfeld

President

Consumer products, licensing & supply chain

Wyoming Bears (reported transaction)

Vitalii Artemenko

Vitalii Artemenko

Manager

Vitalii Artemenko brings experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply-chain logistics and operational consulting to his role with SNBH's AIG F&B division. His work has included freight coordination, international shipping quotations and project management, as well as security research and risk analysis. This combination is relevant to SNBH's planned focus on dependable sourcing, disciplined execution and operational resilience. He holds an honours B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier University and an M.S. from Florida Atlantic University, with doctoral studies at Florida State University in progress.

Vitalii Artemenko

Manager

Procurement, strategic sourcing & logistics

AIG-F&B

Advisory board

Experience & perspective.

Specialist perspectives in finance, governance, legal strategy, investor relations and business development.

Dionne Pendleton

Dionne Pendleton

Advisor, Corporate Governance

Dionne Pendleton has more than twenty years of experience in technology and intellectual property-related fields, alongside business formation and organizational oversight. Her work includes governance frameworks and nonprofit leadership. As a corporate governance adviser to SNBH, she contributes a perspective on accountability and oversight relevant to the company's planned development in industrial and institutional markets. She studied at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Dionne Pendleton

Advisor, Corporate Governance

Governance, technology & intellectual property

Sentient Brands

Frank Gallo

Frank Gallo

Advisor, Legal Strategy

Frank Gallo is an attorney focused on state taxation, including corporate income, franchise, sales and use taxes. He advises major companies on planning and disputes and has represented clients before administrative bodies and courts. As Advisor, Legal Strategy, he brings a tax and legal-risk perspective relevant to SNBH’s manufacturing, supply-chain and institutional-market activities. He holds a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and a B.S.A. from Villanova University, both cum laude, and is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Frank Gallo

Advisor, Legal Strategy

State tax planning & legal strategy

Sentient Brands

David Noyes

David Noyes

Chief Financial Advisor

David Noyes serves as Chief Financial Advisor to SNBH. He holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

David Noyes

Chief Financial Advisor

Financial advisory

Sentient Brands

Edward Desser

Edward Desser

Advisor, Business Development

Edward Desser is a business development executive with experience leading a consultancy focused on helping businesses enter federal, state and local markets. His professional background includes business formation and commercial development. As a business development adviser to SNBH, he brings a perspective on market-entry strategy and relationships with commercial partners relevant to the company's proposed government and institutional focus. He holds a B.S. in Management Information Systems and Services from Gannon University.

Edward Desser

Advisor, Business Development

Government-market entry & business development

Sentient Brands

Lee Puglisi

Lee Puglisi

Advisor, Investor Relations

Lee Puglisi brings experience in financial strategy, business development and operating-company support to his role as SNBH's investor relations adviser. He has provided financial guidance and operational support for startups and early-stage companies. He has also led service and education businesses, combining commercial development with hands-on management. That background informs his approach to communicating SNBH's strategy, capital needs and execution priorities as the company develops its government and B2B focus. He holds a B.S. in Economics from Hartwick College.

Lee Puglisi

Advisor, Investor Relations

Financial strategy & investor communication

Sentient Brands

Antonio Loukas

Antonio Loukas

Advisor, Business Development

Antonio Loukas is an entrepreneur and business co-founder with experience in operations and business development across complex, high-value technology, automotive, software development and automation businesses. His previous roles include development and project management in software and entertainment businesses. He brings experience in building relationships and executing projects to SNBH's Business Development function. He studied computer science at the University of Connecticut.

Antonio Loukas

Advisor, Business Development

Technology operations & business development

Sentient Brands

Corporate governance

Corporate disclosure resources.

Explore the company’s regulatory reports and original disclosures for information about governance and corporate developments.

Audit Committee.

  • Derek Wyman · Audit Committee Chair
  • Eric Bruns · Audit Committee Member

The Board established the Audit Committee on September 27, 2026.

Filed responsibilities.

Serge Knazev

Director; President, COO and Acting Principal Executive Officer; Corporate Secretary

Effective 2026-06-16 · Filed source ↗

Jeanene Morgan

Chief Financial Officer and Financial Controller

Effective 2026-01-01 · Filed source ↗

Reported oversight context.

The Board established the Audit Committee on September 27, 2026, with Derek Wyman as chair and Eric Bruns as member. The 2025 annual report describes an earlier board-as-audit-committee arrangement. The June 30, 2026 quarterly report states that no director qualified as an audit-committee financial expert at that reporting date. Committee membership does not itself establish a financial-expert designation. Read the quarterly disclosure ↗

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