SKYX Platforms Corp. announced on September 13, 2023, the company announced that on September 12, 2023, its Board of Directors appointed Leonard J. Sokolow as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately . Mr. Sokolow will also continue his service on the Board.

Mr. Sokolow, 66, has served as a director of the Company since November 2015. Mr. Sokolow served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Newbridge Financial Inc. since January 2015 to September 2023. Mr. Sokolow served as Chairman of its broker-dealer subsidiary, Newbridge Securities Corporation, from January 2015 through July 2022.

From July 2022 to September 2023, Mr. Sokolow was Chief Executive Officer of Newbridge Securities Corporation, as well as Chief Executive Officer of Newbridge Financial Inc.?s registered investment adviser subsidiary, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. Mr. Sokolow previously served in a variety of roles at vFinance Inc., including as Chairman of the board of directors from January 2007, a member of the board of directors from November 1997 and Chief Executive Officer from November 1999 through July 2008, when it merged into National Holdings Corporation. Mr. Sokolow also served as President of vFinance Inc. from January 2001 through December 2006. From July 2008 until July 2012, Mr. Sokolow was President of National Holdings Corporation, and from July 2008 until July 2014, he was Vice Chairman of the board of directors of National Holdings Corporation.

From July 2012 until December 2014, Mr. Sokolow was a consultant and partner at Caribou LLC. Mr. Sokolow was Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas Growth Fund Inc., from 1994 to 1998. From 1988 until 1993, Mr. Sokolow was an Executive Vice President and the General Counsel of Applica Inc. From 1982 until 1988, Mr. Sokolow practiced corporate, securities and tax law and was one of the founding attorneys and a partner of an international boutique law firm.

From 1980 until 1982, he worked as a Certified Public Accountant for Ernst & Young and KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Sokolow has served on the board of directors of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., since June 2006, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee.

In addition, Mr. Sokolow has served on the board of directors of Vivos Therapeutics Inc., since June 2020, where he currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and on the board of directors of Agrify Corporation, since December 2021, where he currently serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Sokolow previously served on the board of directors of, and as Chairman of the Audit Committee for, Marquee Energy Ltd. Mr. Sokolow has a history of executive leadership in developing and operating businesses, and extensive experience in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, securities, and the financial industry.