Effective July 23, 2020, the Board of Directors of Net Element, Inc. appointed Mr. Todd Raarup as a Director of the Company to fill the vacancy from Mr. Ash's resignation. Todd Raarup, who is 54 years old, is an accomplished financial industry veteran. Mr. Raarup is currently the CEO of Najarian Advisors, a registered investment advisor he co-founded in 2017. From 2013, Mr. Raarup has been serving as President of Symmetric Systems LLC. Mr. Raarup was also appointed to serve as a member of the Company's Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.