Simon H. Szewach

Simon H. Szewach

Executive Chairman

Simon H. Szewach is one of our co-founders and has been our Executive Chairman and Director of the Company since August 2021. He has extensive experience in commercial sales and marketing of new products trends in the finance, technology and sport sectors.

His responsibilities to the Company include oversight of:

  1. our sales and strategic partnerships and alliances,
  2. our marketing activities and strategy,
  3. IR and M&A activity,
  4. international sales expansion and
  5. our company strategy — in particular sales, marketing and finance.

His prior work experience in sales, marketing and technology includes serving as a managing partner of The Legats Group, a Melbourne-based company that invests in leading-edge start-ups with strong competitive advantages through innovative technologies and intellectual property, from November 2016 to present. Prior to that, Mr. Szewach served as the co-founder and managing director of nTouch Pty Ltd, a proximity-based marketing platform, from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, YPB group Ltd (ASX:YPB), a brand protection company, acquired nTouch Pty Ltd, and Mr. Szewach then served as President of Consumer Engagement at YPB Group Ltd from 2015 to 2017. He was the co-founder and chief executive officer of StartHere.com.au, an incentive-based shopping platform, from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Szewach is also the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of the Sports Diplomacy Alliance, founded in September 2021, and is also on the board of directors of ReviverMx Inc, from January 2017 to present, Global Reviews Holding Pty Ltd, from June 2012 to present, and Waratek Inc. from February 2018 to present.

Mr. Szewach received both his Bachelor of Business in Banking & Finance and a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies (Korean) respectively from Monash University in 2003.

Nathan J. Givoni

Nathan J. Givoni

CEO and Director

Nathan J. Givoni is one of our co-founders and has been our Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since our inception. He is a health professional with over 15 years of experience in the health and medical fields.

His responsibilities to the Company include oversight of:

  1. the day-to-day operation of our business,
  2. day-to-day science and formulations of new and existing product,
  3. manufacturing and supply chain of our business,
  4. all intellectual property matters relating to our business and
  5. the suppliers to our business.

He is the founder and Managing Director of Lifestyle Breakthrough Pty Ltd, a medical and allied health consulting service with locations across Australia, from July 2011 to present. Mr. Givoni is also the Science and Nutrition Expert at The Legats Group from March 2019 to present and the founder of the Metabolic Health Foundation, founded in Australia in March 2022 to present.

Mr. Givoni received a Bachelor of Science in Physiology & Psychology in 2006, a Bachelor of Science in Physiology (First Class Honors) in 2007 and a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics in 2009 respectively from Monash University. He worked as an adjunct lecturer at Monash University from 2014 to 2017, publishing multiple papers post his undergraduate degree. He has trained and worked as both a dietitian and exercise physiologist, bringing clinical knowledge to our business.

Jeffrey W. Olyniec

Jeffrey W. Olyniec

Independent Director

Jeffrey W. Olyniec has been an independent director on our board of directors since August 2021. He is currently a General Partner at Moneta Ventures since January 2024, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Northern California. He has over twenty-five years of living and working experience in the People’s Republic of China, where he formed and has led multiple companies. He was the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Display Inc from October 2012 until December 2023, a manufacturer of custom display and touch solutions (SZSE: 300120). Additionally, he is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Pacific Pine Sports Limited from August 2012, a China-based sports academy group; the co-founder and Executive Chairman of GP87, Inc. from February 2014, a manufacturer of snowboards, skis, surfboards and foil boards; the co-founder and Deputy Chairman of Nine Rivers Distillery Ltd. from December 2018, a distillery in Fujian Province, China; and a Director of ReviverMx, Inc. from December 2019, a digital license plate company.

Mr. Olyniec received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Mississippi State University in 1998 and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.

Prof. David Morton

Prof. David Morton

Independent Director

Professor David Morton has been an Independent Director of the Company since February 2023. He has over thirty years of experience in the disciplines of materials and chemical analysis, the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems, and pharmaceutical product development. Professor Morton is currently the Director of Work Integrated Learning at Deakin University, which aims to foster and commercialize scientific collaborations between Academic, Government and Business sectors.

Professor Morton originally developed his materials science expertise in UK at AEA Technology, leading national studies into hazardous radioactive aerosol containment issues. He was a founding member of the drug delivery company Vectura Group plc, where he led the development of Vectura’s inhalation technology platforms and products including devising the PowderHale® formulation technologies used extensively in products including Novartis BreezeHaler®, Chiesi NEXThaler® and GSK Ellipta® medicines. He was a co-inventor of inhaled glycopyrrolate, a leading treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. He was also the co-chair of the “Drug Delivery to the Lungs” conference series for over 10 years.

Professor Morton is co-inventor of the Monash Oxytocin dry powder inhaler technology, recognized with the 2013 Australian Innovation of the Year award. He led the creation of The CoI2, a partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in advanced manufacturing and pharma training, with awards including the B-HERT Outstanding Collaboration in Australia and Best Australian R&D Collaboration. He has worked extensively with sterile liquid products manufactured by GSK, and in 2016, he guided the evolution of CoI2 into the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at Monash University.

Professor Morton is currently a director at Locksiccar Consulting Pty Ltd, beginning from 2015, and a director of Nano4M Ltd since 2008.

Professor Morton received his Bachelor of Science in 1986, and a PhD in Chemistry in 1990 from Bristol University, UK. We believe that Professor Morton’s academic tenure and his broad understanding and experience in drug delivery development through to commercialization qualifies him to serve on our Board.

Hon. Philip A. Dalidakis

Hon. Philip A. Dalidakis

Independent Director

The Hon. Philip Dalidakis has been an independent director on our board of directors since April 2022. He is a political, business and industry leader in Australia with experience in federal and state government and had held executive corporate roles at businesses in Australia. He is currently the managing partner of Orizontas from July 2020, a boutique corporate advisory consultancy based in Sydney, Australia that solves business challenges through strategic advice and deep expertise in political, market, reputational and climate risk.

He served as the Executive General Manager, Corporate Services at Australia Post, formerly the Australian Postal Corporation, the government business enterprise that provides postal services in Australia, from July 2019 to April 2020, where he was responsible for communications, corporate secretarial, legal, regulatory affairs and strategy functions. Prior to this, he served as the Victorian Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, Trade and Investment and Small Business and as a member of the Parliament of Victoria, which is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria, from December 2014 to June 2019. As the Innovation Minister, he positioned the Australian state of Victoria as a leading biotech, innovation & technology hub across the Asia Pacific, where he executed a strategy that attracted APAC/ANZ head offices of global tech companies such as GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO), Hire Technologies Inc. (OTCMKTS: HIRRF), Slack Technologies, Block, Inc. (formerly named Square, Inc. and d/b/a Square) (NYSE: SQ), Stripe, Inc. (d/b/a Stripe) and Zendesk Inc. (NYSE: ZEN) into Melbourne.

He currently serves as a director on the board of directors of various institutions including Impact for Women, beginning from November 2019, a domestic violence NFP and the Washington D.C. based Center for Asia Pacific Strategy from April 2020. He previously sat on the board of directors of GrowthOps Ltd (ASX: TGO), an Australian-based growth experience company that drives competitive growth for its corporate clients, chairing its Audit and Risk Committee from October 2019 to November 2021.

Mr. Dalidakis received both a Bachelor of Business in Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Thai Language in 2000 from Monash University and a Masters of Commerce from the University of New South Wales in 2003.