LEADERSHIP

Tanner KHANDAKER. (MAnaging PARTNER)

Tanner , founded KPG Capital & Co. Previously he served as the Managing Director independent RESEARCH FIRM (2004-2012) Khandaker Partners Inc., a Contrarian Value BASED Independent research practice. Tanner has over 25 years of Investment Banking experience. TANNER IS A SERIAL entrepreneur and co-founded NEUHU , HUEGo.ai ,BUMBLEBEE (bee3.Ai) and CRSPRGEN, VentureS of AI FrONTIER FUNd, 2019-2024. PREVIOUSLY Tanner COFOUNDED TUIINGLE IN 2013 and introduced recyclable android phone from ocean plastics as well launch video streaming app under the same brand , prior to his 10 years startup CAREER , he PLAYED varios ADVISORY ROLEs in number pfojects in BOUTQUE AND BULGE BRACKET investment banks and financial firms shortly after leaving academic research at Harvard Medical School affiliated Brigham & Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals in 1998-2002. From 1999 to 2001, TANNER was an Adjunct Faculty at Fisher College, Boston. From 1997 to 1998, TANNER had firsthand exposure to the blockbuster Statin Clinical Trials at Mount Sinai Hospital, N.Y., WHILE AT KHANDAKER PARTNERS, TANNER served as a Member of the Advisory Board of Apella Resources Inc., a clean energy resources company. AS THE Director of Nutra Pharma Corporation( BIOTECH SPECILIZING IN CURE FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS) from 2005 to 2007 and BioTech Medics Inc.a medical device COMPANY from 2006 to 2007. AT Khandaker Partners as a Small-cap ANALYST, TANNER researcheD a few thousand small-cap public and late-stage private companies in MULTIPLE sectors. TANNER WAS a practicing physician in PRIMARY CARE Medicine before joining academic RESEARCH, later on WALLSTREET.

Tanner a National Board scholar and received his M.D. (Diploma in Medicine) with distinction in 1995 ,from Mitford Medical College,established in 1875( CURRENTLY SIR SALIMULLAH MEDICAL COLLEGE ) Dhaka, affiliated with Royal College of London. He is an entrepreneur and DISRUPTOR at heart , an AVID CRICKETER (ALL ROUNDER) , AND as THE captain of the medical school soccer team, TANNER led his team to victory on numerous occasions.

DAN SIMS (GENERAL PARTNER& COo)

Dan Sims brings over 35 years of global automotive and product design and leadership experience to his role as Chief Creative Officer at Hydra Design Labs. Widely recognized throughout the industry as an experienced creative strategist and designer, Dan offers an innovative approach to the development of a broad range of consumer products and automotive vehicles. As a champion of human-centered design, Dan leverages ‘Design Thinking’ to uncover deep consumer insights and translates these findings into boundary-pushing solutions for Hydra Design Labs. This innovative approach helps Hydra deliver functional design solutions that are created with the end-user in mind, improving the development process for Hydra’s clients and producing better vehicles that perfectly blend form and function. Prior to joining Hydra Design Labs in 2018, Dan held senior design roles IN several automotive OEMs including Chrysler, where he worked on high-profile concept designs including the 1989 Chrysler Millennium, 1987 Lamborghini Portofino (IDEA Gold Award), 1991 Dodge Stealth and many others. Dan’s distinguished career also includes more than 15 years as the General Manager of Mitsubishi Research and Design of America (MRDA), where he led and directed the comprehensive design activities for all Mitsubishi concept and production vehicles during his tenure, including the IDEA GOLD award winning Eclipse E-Boost, and the Concept SST and many other award-winning designs. Dan also spent more than a decade in Design Leadership roles for Procter & Gamble, where he extended his desigN expertise through his work building the design organization for Asia, while based in Singapore. His team provided the design capability for 8 core business units, fueling Asia as the growth engine for P&G. He also led the brand design work for The Art of Shaving, MACH 3, global shave prep and disposables while working at Gillette in Boston. Dan serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for Design Thinking Department at the University of California, Riverside, where he plays a role in fostering the growth of the next generation of creative product designers. He holds a Master of Project Management degree from Keller/DeVry Graduate school of management and a BS ID from the University of Cincinnati.

Richard Vaughan ( EXECUTIVE IN RESIDENCE)

 At the forefront of the automotive startup world since 2014, and with 2 decades in the industry, Richard is a global leader in early-stage automotive design, prototyping and investor relations. Beginning his career as a degree sponsored apprentice with Bentley Motors in the UK, Richard had a highly successful early career as a consultant to a plethora of prestigious OEMs across Europe, Scandinavia and the US before joining LUCID Motors in the very early days, initially consulting in design before transitioning to early stage prototyping and all aspects related to prototype involvement in marketing, business development and investor relations.

As Global Manager of Prototype Build & Operations for Chinese funded startup BYTON, Richard continued his heavy involvement in early prototype development, leading a global prototype team across EU, US, and CN, before spearheading investment activities on the ground in the MENA region. 
Following his time at BYTON, Richard led boutique vehicle builder Singer Vehicle Design through a period of major growth, relocation, and investment as Director of Operations. During his tenure, 2 new major vehicles were launched, that will remain the core of Singer Vehicle Design’s portfolio for decades to come.

Consulting work recommenced for Richard in 2022, directing several companies through new growth periods, and guiding such aspects as facility selection and buildout for design & prototyping, electric vehicle landscape, infrastructure, and sustainability consulting as well as vehicle aesthetics and propulsion preference for various international markets.

With automotive brand prestige ranging from Skoda to Ferrari, and from the highly traditional Bentley Motors to ultra-early-stage auto-tech startups like BeyonCa and BYTON, Richard has truly seen the full spectrum of the global automotive industry.

JOhn lai ( PARTNER& Advisor FrONTIeR Holdings)

Mr. John Lai has over 32 years of senior operations and financial experience, and has served as President, CFO, and Director, with a record of facilitating acquisitions, business launches, reverse mergers, and driving production revenue growth.Mr. Lai is recognized as an expert in the Powersports industry. He is on the expert consulting staff of Cohen research in NYC. Mr. Lai also contracts out to give analysis on the Powersports industry to mutual funds such as Janus, Neuberger Bergmen, and Fidelity. Mr. Lai serves as President and Chairman of Petvivo Holdings, Inc. from 2013 to present. Petvivo Holdings, based in Edina, Minnesota, It is an emerging biomedical device company focused on the licensing and commercialization of innovative medical devices for pets and pet therapeutics. PetVivo is leveraging investments made in the human medical device industry to commercialize therapeutics for pets in a capital and time efficient way. A key component of this strategy is the accelerated timeline to revenues for veterinary medical devices, which enter the market much earlier than the more stringently regulated pharmaceuticals. Mr. Lai served as CEO and Director of Blue Earth Resources from 2012 to 2016. Blue Earth, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, It engages in the acquisition and asset management of royalty and override royalty interests, and/or non-operating working interests in producing oil and gas properties in the United States. It is our mission to focus on oil and gas revenues providing an exceptional return on capital investment by building a diversified portfolio of low-risk, high-reward properties. We currently hold minority interests in over 270 wells located in 9 states. Mr. Lai served as CEO and Director of Rovrr Inc. from 2008-2011. Rovrr, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, offers advanced marketing solutions and proven methodologies to deliver successful social media monetization applications with high user acceptance Mr. Lai served as President and Director of ViperPowersports since inception in 2002-2008. He was responsible for raising $28 million in private equity. He managed the design and production of 4 of the most state of the art American made cruisers and engine platforms in the motorcycle industry. He also negotiated the acquisition of Thor Inc. and 2 pending acquisitions within the Powersports industry. Mr. Lai has also served as a Director and CFO of Buyitnow.com from 1996-1999. He managed the completion of a $35 million private placement through Paine Webber. He was responsible financial operations and forecasting with revenues over $40 million and 100 employees. Mr. Lai served as an advisor to Tech-Squared and raised private capital, which later became Digital River (DRIV).Advise on financing options, management team. Mr. Lai formed Genesis Capital Group, Inc. in 1992 as a Merchant Banking boutique focused on mergers and acquisitions, reverse mergers, deal structuring, and equity placements. Genesis Capital will commit its own capital to bring a transaction to its fruition. Mr. Lai has pulled from years of networking within the industry to solve problems and situations in the small cap arena.  

Mr. Lai has completed over 5 transactions since the early 1990’s. Prior to forming Genesis Capital Group, Inc. in 1992, he held varies positions at investment firms.  Between 1985 - 1992, Mr. Lai held positions at banking firms based in Chicago IL and NYC, NY. and Mpls, MN. He has been active in several charitable organizations.  Mr. Lai has been quoted in Dow Jones News, Investors Daily ,Minnesota Business Journal, Wall Street Journal, Finance and Commerence and several other business publications

JON HULL (VENTURE PARTNER)

or over 25 years, Jon Hull has shaped the automotive landscape with award-winning vehicle designs that push the creativeboundary of what’s possible. As the founder and CEO of Hydra Design Labs, Jon leads a team of experienced designers,engineers, fabricators and automotive visionaries focused on shaping the future through functional design – solving major challenges and delivering groundbreaking designs for some of the world’s top OEMs. Leveraging decades of in-house OEM design experience prior to founding Hydra Design Labs in 2010, Jon served as a key member of the design team a Mitsubishi Motors, where he worked on many award-winning vehicles, including the MMR25, SSS, and SSU concept cars as well as the Eclipse, Endeavor, and Galant. At Mitsubishi, Jon worked extensively on the exterior and interior designs for both production and concept cars – and used his expertise as a CAD specialist to take projects from the ideation phase through design to final surface data. In addition to his expertise in automotive design, Jon has an extensive background in plastics engineering, which helps lead vehicle development products from the design phase through to final manufacturing. Under Jon’s leadership, Hydra Design Labs introduced an innovative approach to vehicle development that incorporates engineering and technology early in the design process. This unique concept allows for greater efficiency in the development of new models and improves the translation of design intent into the final production vehicle. Hydra Design Labs has developed vehicles for many of the biggest names in the automotive industry, including Nissan, Infiniti, Lordstown Motors, Saleen Automotive, Monarch Tractors, Autocar and Northrop Grumman.