Biomerica, Inc. appointed Gary Lu as its principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.  Mr. Lu, age 42, previously served as the Controller and Vice President of Finance at Happy Money, a leading platform for unsecured lending, from September 2019 to February 2023. From January 2019 to September 2019, Mr. Lu served as Controller and Vice President of Finance at Verb Technology Company Inc, a Nasdaq-listed company. From January 2015 to January 2019, Mr. Lu served as Vice President Southwest Corporate Controller at FirstService Residential Management, Inc, the largest subsidiary of FirstService Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed company.

From October 2014 to January 2015, he served as the Corporate Controller and Head of Finance at Hoag Orthopedic Institute, LLC, a nationally ranked organization for orthopedic care. From December 2008 to October 2014, he served within various finance cross-disciplined roles at Broadcom Inc, a Nasdaq-listed company.  Mr. Lu began his career at Ernst & Young, LLP, where he served as an Assurance Manager from September 2003 to November 2008, and provided assurance services to both publicly traded and private company clients of the firm. Mr. Lu is a certified public accountant and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles.

In connection with Mr. Lu's appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lu entered into an employment agreement with the Company, effective March 1, 2023. Pursuant to the terms of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Lu will receive an annual base salary of $260,000, and the Company agreed to grant to Mr. Lu an option to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company's common stock, which award will vest 25% annually over a four-year period following the date of grant, have a ten-year term and be subject to the Company's 2020 Stock Incentive Plan. The exercise price will be set by the Company's Board of Directors in connection with the grant of the award at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

Mr. Lu has no family relationships with any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lu and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Lu was appointed as an executive officer. Additionally, there are no transactions involving Mr. Lu that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.