Biography

Erich Spangenberg accepted his appointment to the Board on November 27, 2023. Erich Spangenberg is a serial entrepreneur and industry luminary in the patent business. Mr. Spangenberg is currently the Managing Partner at Sauvegarder Investment Management, a multi-strategy investment firm dedicated to IP-related financing and investment opportunities. Mr. Spangenberg started his career as a corporate lawyer (working for Jones Day), then as an investment banker (having held positions at Donaldson, Lufkin, and Jenrette) and, before launching his entrepreneurial endeavours, worked in telecommunications and distressed debt industries. Mr. Spangenberg was a Periclean Scholar at Skidmore College, a Distinguished Graduate with an M.Sc. from The London School of Economics and was on Law Review at Case Western Reserve University, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. Mr. Spangenberg was the first outside investor in the Company in 2011, previously served on the Company’s Board of Directors from 2011-2022 and is the Company’s largest outside stockholder.