On December 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Vivakor, Inc. appointed David Natan to the Board, as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Mr. Natan accepted appointment to such positions. David Natan, age 69, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Natan & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm offering chief financial officer services to public and private companies in a variety of industries, since 2007. In addition, Mr. Natan currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Airborne Motorworks, Inc., a privately-held aerospace transportation company, since April 2020.

From February 2010 to May 2020, Mr. Natan served as Chief Executive Officer of ForceField Energy, Inc. From February 2002 to November 2007, Mr. Natan served as Executive Vice President of Reporting and Chief Financial Officer of PharmaNet Development Group, Inc., a drug development services company, and, from June 1995 to February 2002, as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Global Technovations, Inc., a manufacturer and marketer of oil analysis instruments and speakers and speaker components. Prior to that, Mr. Natan served in various roles of increasing responsibility with Deloitte & Touche LLP, a global consulting firm. Mr. Natan currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Global Diversified Marketing Group, Inc., since February 2021; and serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Sunshine Biopharma, Inc, since February 2022.

On August 15, 2022 Mr. Natan became an independent Director of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. where he serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee. Previously, Mr. Natan served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ForceField Energy, Inc., from April 2015 to May 2020, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Global Technovations, Inc., from December 1999 to December 2001. Mr. Natan holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston University.