Mr. Kenner has served as a director of Dakota Gold since May 2025. Mr. Kenner has more than 40 years of experience in engineering design and business management. Mr. Kenner currently serves as Interim CEO of Elevate Rapid City, the area s economic development organization. Mr. Kenner served as President and CEO of RESPEC Company, LLC ( RESPEC ) from May 2009 to December 2024. RESPEC is headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota, and during his 15 years with the company, he led strategic expansion leveraging the company s nationally recognized technical expertise in rock mechanics. During his tenure, RESPEC grew from annual revenues of $14M to $142M and the geographic presence of two to 28 offices and two international locations, with a total of 650 professionals. Mr. Kenner s public service experience has included board leadership with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, and the South Dakota Mines Center for Alumni Relations and Advancement (CARA). Mr. Kenner holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and an Honorary Doctorate Doctor of Public Services, both from South Dakota Mines. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School for Senior Executives program. Our Board of Directors believes Mr. Kenner s experience and skills developed as an executive officer in multi-dimensional engineering and technology consulting companies for over 25 years make him well-qualified to serve as a director of the Company.