SWIM:CC - SWMBRD Announces Engagement of Quintin Hill Eron Dodds and Synergy Corporate Solutions and Grant of Restricted Share Units
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VANCOUVER, BC – TheNewswire - September 26, 2023: SWMBRD Sports Inc.(CSE:SWIM) (“ SWMBRD ” or the“ Company ”) announces today that it has it has engaged Mr. EronDodds as Director of Sales, Eastern Canada. The Company has agreedto engage Mr. Dodds for a term of twelve months, subject to earliertermination by the Company upon 10 days’ written notice or by theConsultant upon 30 days’ notice.
Eron Dodds has been involved in outdoor recreationsales and promotion while directing large groups of outdoorenthusiasts and events for many years. Eron and his wife Jessie areboth SWMBRD enthusiasts.
He is a well recognized figure in the Ontario,Canada and the United States kayak and kayak fishing community. Hecontinues to serve as a Brand Ambassador, Regional Team member andNational Pro-Staff for some of North Americas most iconic outdoorbrands including Jackson Kayak, Bending Branches, FrontenacOutfitters, YakAttack, Lynac Lithium Technology, Tightline Anchor andMalone Auto Racks.
Eron is also the global Pro-Staff Team Leader forTightline Anchor managing international team members from Canada, theUnited States and Europe.
T h e C o m p a n y h as a g reed t o g ra n t Mr. Dodds240,000 RSUs in c o n s i d erati o n f o r h is s er v i ce s . T h e RSUs g ra n t e d to Mr. Dodds will v est in equal monthlyinstallments , c om m enci n g September 19 , 2 0 2 3 .
President Justin Schroenn says, “We are thrilled tohave Eron join the SWMBRD team. His reputation and experience in theOutdoor Recreation Market, specifically Cottage Country is a greatasset to SWMBRD and we look forward to a long and successfulrelationship.
The company also announces todaythat it has it has engaged Mr. Quintin Hill as it’s expert Diveindustry consultant. The Company has agreed to engage Mr. Hill for aterm of twelve months, subject to earlier termination by the Companyupon 10 days’ written notice or by the Consultant upon 30 days’notice.
With over 25 years experience as a PADI (ProfessionalAssociation of Diving Instructors) Instructor, Quintin has introducedcountless individuals to the exciting sport of diving. His expertiseextends from teaching beginner divers to mentoring aspiringprofessional instructors. In 2021 he launched D I V / O C E A N whichbecame the first PADI Freedive Center in Canada. Quentin also holds a200gt Master of Yachts license and has spent over a decade as aprofessional yacht crew member onboard luxury yachts.
T h e C o m p a n y h as a g reed t o g ra n t Mr. Hill240,000 RSUs in c o n s i d erati o n f o r h is s er v i ce s . T h e RSUs g ra n t e d to Mr. Hill will v est in equal monthlyinstallments , c om m enci n g September 19 , 2 0 2 3 .
President Justin Schroenn says, “As we prepare tobegin our sales and marketing agreement with Riptide Scuba USA, wecould not be more excited to welcome Quintin to the SWMBRD team. Hisextensive experience both in the dive and luxury yacht industry willallow the company to communicate with authority and legitimacy, to allthe benefits of SWMBRD to Dive and luxury Yacht industries.
In addition, the Company has entered into a consultingagreement with Synergy Corporate Solutions Inc. (“ Synergy ”). Principal of Synergy, Denise Dingwall has over 20 years’ experiencein the corporate, securities and administrationindustry. Her expertise and experience extend to areas of regulatorycompliance, corporate governance, and continuous disclosureobligations for various Canadian public-listed companies. She hasworked with numerous public companies listed on the TSX VentureExchange and the Canadian Securities Exchange. 212,240 RSUs, have been granted to Synergy whereby 171,600RSUs vest immediately and the remaining 40,640 fully vest on October18, 2023.
The RSUs granted by the Company are subject to theprovisions of the Company’s omnibus equity incentive plan.
SWMBRD Sports Inc. is a Vancouver, B.C. based sportinggoods company looking to enable millions to rethink their way ofrecreating in the water. Management believes that SWMBRD’sproprietary aquatic sports board, by virtue of its patented design, isrevolutionary in how it empowers the human body in the water likenothing before, giving water lovers of all ages and abilities thefreedom to explore all aquatic environments with ease. By offering anaquatic board sport that is versatile, easy to use, easy to store, andwhich can be used by all ages and body types in any body of water(rivers, oceans, lakes and pools), the Company believes SWMBRD and thesport of swimboarding has the potential to become one of the mostpopular board sports in the world, and a great aquatic brand. TheCompany has refined manufacturing techniques most relevant to theSWMBRD and has successfully produced demonstration fleets of fullyfunctioning boards, which have been in rigorous real-world use inHawaii, Canada and Greece. The Company has now commenced large scalemass production under an OEM agreement with Tahe Outdoors, Vannes,France - the preeminent board sport manufacturer in Europe.
For further information please contact:
www.swmbrd.com
Justin Schroenn – President, Chief Executive Officerand Director
E-mail: justin.schroenn@swmbrd.com
Telephone: 778-870-1497
Matthew Schroenn – Vice President and Director
E-mail: matthew.schroenn@swmbrd.com
Telephone: 604-375 4664
Gareth Schroenn - Vice President
E-mail: gareth.schroenn@swmbrd.com
Telephone: 604-339-2721
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release areforward-looking statements and are prospective in nature.Forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, butrather on current expectations and projections about future events,and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could causeactual results to differ materially from the future results expressedor implied by the forward-looking statements. These statementsgenerally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words suchas “may”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”,“estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”,“believe” or “continue”, or the negative thereof or similarvariations. Such statements are qualified in their entirety by theinherent risks and uncertainties surrounding the Company’s businessplan with respect to the engagement of Mr. Greenlaw and Ketchum,Killum & Wynn Creative Inc. as consultants of the Company; thegrant of RSUs to the consultants; the anticipated commercialproduction and sale of its SWMBRDs; the Company’s plan to developits brand and the sport of swimboarding; and those additional risksset out in the Company’s public documents filed on SEDAR atwww.sedar.com. Such forward-looking statements should therefore beconstrued in light of such factors, and the Company is not under any obligation, and expressly disclaims anyintention or obligation, to update or revise any forward-lookingstatements, whether as a result of new information, future events orotherwise.
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