On October 30, 2020, the board of directors of Vertical Computer Systems, Inc. voted to increase the size of the Board from two directors to five directors and appointed Len Chermack, James Salz, and Scott Winning to fill the resulting vacancies on the Board. All members of the Board will serve until the earlier of the Company's next annual shareholder meeting or their removal or resignation. The new directors were not appointed to any committees of the Board. Also on October 30, 2020, the Board removed former director Richard Wade as CEO and President of the Company, and placed him in his capacity as an employee on unpaid administrative leave, while the Company performs an investigation of his actions as a former corporate officer and director of the Company (under the terms of his employment agreement) in order to determine the future status of his employment and the appropriate remedies and actions that the Company may take against him. The Board made the appointments of corporate officers of the Company, effective as of October 30, 2020: Mike Short, age 66, Chairman of the Board. The newly appointed officer will serve until such officer's successor is elected and qualified or until such officer's earlier death, resignation or removal. Mike Short has over 35 years of business experience at senior and executive-level positions which include board level, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Vice President.