On September 30, 2023, Joseph Taeid notified Slam Corp. of his decision to resign as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of September 30, 2023. Mr. Taeid?s decision to resign was not the result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or any matter relating to the Company?s operations, policies or practices.

Also on October 4, 2023, the company appointed Ryan Bright as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The appointment is effective October 4, 2023. Ryan Bright possesses nearly 20 years of experience as a financial and investment executive.

He has served as a Special Advisor for Direct Selling Acquisition Corp. since February 2021 and co-founded Direct Selling Capital Advisors in May 2019. Prior to Direct Selling Capital Advisors, Mr. Bright served as the President and Managing Partner of Lucidus Capital, LLC, a boutique transaction advisory firm.

Earlier in his career, as a Managing Director, Mr. Bright was responsible for the Dallas office of an international investor relations firm focused on representing companies listed on both the Nasdaq and New York stock exchanges. Client companies ranged from $100 million to multi-billion dollar market capitalizations. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Bright operated Fiducia Capital Management, LP, a registered investment advisory firm that he co-founded.

Fiducia focused on managing portfolios of publicly traded equities for a number of private investment partnerships. Mr. Bright began his career in finance sourcing private equity transactions for a large Dallas, Texas-based family office and also served as a key investment advisor to one of the largest private family foundations in the State of Texas.