On June 9, 2021, Lance Galey, a member of the Board of Directors of urban-gro, Inc. and a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, resigned from such positions. Mr. Galey’s resignation from the Board did not involve any disagreement with the company, the company’s management, or the Board. On June 9, 2021, the Board appointed Anita Britt and David Hsu as directors, each to hold office until the company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. In connection with Ms. Britt’s appointment to the Board, Ms. Britt was appointed to the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Additionally, Ms. Britt, who meets the requirements of Item 407(d)(5)(ii) of Regulation S-K as an “audit committee financial expert,” will serve as the chair of the Audit Committee of the Board. In connection with Mr. Hsu’s appointment to the Board, Mr. Hsu was appointed to the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board. Anita D. Britt, age 57, currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc. (Smith & Wesson), a position she has held since February 2018. David Hsu, age 39, previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of The Cronos Group from 2016 to 2019.
urban-gro, Inc. is an integrated professional services and design-build firm. The Company offers value-added architectural, engineering, and construction management solutions to the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), industrial, healthcare, and other commercial sectors. It creates indoor cultivation facilities to grow specialty crops, including cannabis as well as produce such as leafy greens, vegetables, herbs and berries. It provides its clients with design-build service offerings that include architectural, interior, and engineering design, construction and construction management, as well as services for the operational stages of the facility. The Company's pre-construction services include providing a forecast summary of what it takes to get a high-performance facility built, giving initial indication and detailed analysis of budget, timeline/schedule, and potential large decision impacts, including value analysis and value engineering options.