Pool Safe Inc. has appointed Mr. David Deacon as Executive Chairman of the Company?s Board of Directors, effective March 2, 2026, succeeding Mr. David Berger, who will continue to serve as the Company?s Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company. Mr. Deacon is a seasoned senior executive with a proven track record of driving successful sales and marketing initiatives across diverse industries. Mr. Deacon began his business career in the brokerage industry as an institutional research analyst.

He later spent four years as Vice President of Retail Sales before departing to lead Porsche Canada. He took Porsche Canada from the 13th largest market in the world to the 6th largest and founded the Rothmans Porsche Racing series, the first single marque Porsche series in the world. Since then, as an entrepreneur, he has founded and successfully exited two start-ups and led three business turnarounds across three different industries, two of which were also successfully sold.

David is a past president of the Ontario Liberal Party, a founding director of The Canadian Institute for Political Involvement and former Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Research Foundation. He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame after a distinguished career that included winning a Canadian Endurance Racing Championship. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the BMW factory team and was also part of the first Canadian team to qualify for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, alongside Jacques Villeneuve.

The appointment of Mr. Deacon as Executive Chairman and Director of the Company are subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.