AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced key leadership changes to propel the Company?s strategic growth initiatives forward more rapidly, with emphasis on perpetuating deeper penetration of global sales and servicing the expanding needs of the government/defense industry sector. The Board has named Mark DiSiena as the Company?s new Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Nicole Fernandez-McGovern in the position. In his new role as Interim Chief Financial Officer of AgEagle, DiSiena will oversee corporate finance, SEC reporting, compliance, treasury, financial planning and analysis, taxation, accounting, investor relations, procurement, internal audit, risk management, ERP optimization and corporate strategy.

DiSiena, who is both a retired CPA and attorney with a securities and taxation background, brings to AgEagle over 30 years of experience working with domestic and international public and private companies spanning a range of industries. Since November 2021, DiSiena has offered operational leadership and accounting oversight to clients through Cresset Advisors, a specialty consulting practice he founded to focus on the delivery of tailored interim CFO and advisory services. DiSiena has served in related leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer for Kyruus Health, Titanium Healthcare, Decentral Life, Cherokee Brands and 4Medica.

He has held management positions at Oracle-NetSuite, LVMH and Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs. In addition, he has consulted at notable companies that include PublicSq, World View Enterprises, ICON Aircraft, Cetera Financial Group, Countrywide Bank, Paramount Pictures and HauteLook. He began his career as an assurance auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

DiSiena earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from New York University, an MBA from Stanford University and a law degree from Vanderbilt University.