BrainChip Holdings Ltd. announced the appointment of Antonio J. Viana as Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Viana, who is currently a BrainChip non-executive director and chair of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, replaces Emmanuel Hernandez who is retiring and stepping down from the board. Mr. Viana is a seasoned technology executive who has been a major contributor to BrainChip since coming onto the board in June of 2021.

Mr. Viana has been instrumental in promoting and implementing new performance planning and measurement processes, as well as being the lead on the recruitment of BrainChip's current CEO. Mr. Hernandez has left the Board effective immediately, as he embarks on retirement after a remarkable career spanning 46 years. Mr. Hernandez has served on the BrainChip board since 2017.

A search to add a new non-executive board member to replace Mr. Hernandez is underway.