On November 11, 2022, the Board approved the appointment of Russell Buyse to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Phunware, Inc., effective December 28, 2022 (the “Employment Start Date”). As previously reported, Alan Knitowski, informed the Board of his intention to step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective upon the expiration of his employment agreement on December 26, 2022. Mr. Knitowski will continue to serve as a member of Board.

Mr. Buyse, age 58, currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of GlobaliD, a company focused on building a future where people control every aspect of their digital identity. From December 2019 to December 2020, he served as Client Services and Chief Operating Officer of Praxent where he led the client services, project management, design and engineering teams. From 2012 to 2019, Mr. Buyse was vice president of engineering and chief operating officer of Mutual Mobile, in which he led the engineering, design and project management teams in Austin and India. Prior to that, Mr. Buyse, has served in multiple leadership roles in product and engineering across multiple verticals.

Mr. Buyse holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and a Certificate from the Institute for Managerial Leadership of the University of Texas at Austin.