AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. announced the appointment of Kelly Anderson, CPA as a new independent member of the company's board of directors, effective December 5, 2022. Anderson will also serve as Chairperson of the Audit Committee and as a member of both the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, effective December 5, 2022. Over the course of her career holding key financial leadership positions, Anderson has had a material impact on companies ranging in size from $5 million to $8 billion in annual revenues.

She has successfully completed IPOs, up-listings and reverse merger go-public transactions; executed and integrated hundreds of mergers and acquisitions; and led capital formation efforts that have yielded hundreds of millions of dollars via equity and debt transactions. Anderson currently serves as CEO of CXO Executive Solutions, a specialized executive talent solutions company she founded in 2020. She was previously a partner in C Suite Financial Partners, a financial consulting firm serving private, private equity, entrepreneurial, family office and government-owned firms across the entertainment, aerospace/defense, Software-as-a-Service and manufacturing industries.

Anderson previously served in senior financial executive posts at notable companies, including Mavenlink (now known as Kantata), Ener-Core, Fisker Automotive, T3 Motion and The First American Corporation. Anderson also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Tomi Environmental Solutions and Concierge Technologies and has previously held board seats at Guardion Health Sciences and Psychic Friends Network. She is a Certified Public Accountant in California and graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.