iQ International AG is adding three industry leaders to its Advisory Board to assist the Company in its expansion plans. Dennis Brown: Dennis retired from Interstate Battery, where he served as Chief Marketing Officer from 2004 - 2015. His 40 years of industry experience also included various leadership positions with Johnson Controls International (JCI) Power Solutions, which is now Clarios. He joined Interstate Battery in 1991 and retired in 2016 after 25 years of service. Ray Brown: Ray has spent the past 35 years with a specific focus on the energy storage industry. He retired from JCI in 2010, where he served 30 years in various global leadership roles in the Power Solutions division build-up. Since then, he has served on multiple Boards of Directors, including Amara Raja Batteries Ltd. in India. Ray Brown has been in the automotive industry for more than 35 years with a specific focus on the energy storage segment. During his time at Johnson Controls International (JCI), Ray held numerous executive positions in the Power Solutions business, including Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development for Asia and the Pacific; Vice President of Automotive Aftermarket Sales and Marketing for North America; and Vice President of Automotive OEM Global Sales and Engineering. Allen Martin: Allen is an energy storage industry veteran of 12 years. Prior to becoming an independent owner and franchisee of Interstate Battery, he held multiple global positions at Johnson Controls International (JCI) within the Power Solutions and Building Efficiency divisions. He left JCI in 2013 after serving 30 years in multiple leadership positions, most recently as Vice President/General Manager, Global Aftermarket, Power Solutions division. Allen is currently an independent distributor and franchisee with Interstate Battery. As previously announced, the company is expanding its operations and integrating its technologies into existing manufacturing operations to secure capacity to meet the growing demand it is facing for batteries with its 360 Mixing(TM) technology. These three new members will join the Industry Advisory Board's chairman, Michael Tapp, who also serves as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, and they will be an integral part of iQ's integration process execution and oversight.