Effective October 7, 2019, Ryan Polk was appointed to the Board of Directors of Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) and duly elected by the Board to serve as Chairman of the Board. Ryan Polk has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September of 2019. Mr. Polk has also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since April 2019. Mr. Polk has previously held President, CFO, and COO positions with founder and private equity owned consumer products companies with revenues above $150 million. Before joining the Company, Polk was a principal with Perissos Partners in Irvine, California, from June 2017 to March 2019. He was Vice President of LDI Ltd., LLC in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 2011 to May 2017 where he also led the mergers and acquisitions team. Mr. Polk is a CPA and an alum of Ernst & Young.