Thank You Rayton Investors

Andrew Yakub is the founder of the Company and has served as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 2013. Prior to Rayton, in September 2009, Mr. Yakub founded and has since acted as the Chief Executive Officer of ReGen America, Inc., a producer of commercial and residential solar photovoltaic systems. In that position, he was responsible for the development of over 6 megawatts of solar installations. Mr. Yakub has ceased providing services to ReGen America, Inc. and currently devotes all of his time to Rayton. Mr. Yakub was named to Forbes’ “30 under 30” list in 2016. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from UC Santa Barbara.

Dr. James Rosenzweig is a UCLA professor, former UCLA Physics and Astronomy  Department Chair, and a world-renowned researcher in particle beams, with over 500 scientific publications. He has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was awarded the International Free-Electron Laser Prize. His expertise in particle beam physics has been extremely valuable to the development of Rayton’s ion-cutting process and high-current proton implanter.

Robert has over 30 years of financial leadership, including serving as CFO at four public companies, NYSE: LDL; NYSE: ELY; Nasdaq: SPWH; Nasdaq: REAL. His tenure as CFO demonstrates his ability to foster financial growth in dynamic markets,both public and private, ranging in size from small-cap enterprises to Fortune 100 companies. Robert has staff and line experience in a wide range of industries in the manufacturing, technology, consumer products, distribution,retail, and business services sectors. Accustomed to complex, fast-paced, and challenging business environments, Robert has an excellent track record for developing and leading high performing finance and accounting teams. He fosters an uncompromising commitment to business ethics and integrity. Robert holds aBA, with Honor – Finance from Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, andan MBA – Finance from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI in 1986.

Dr. Mingguo Liu has over 10 years of R&D experience in the solar industry. Prior to Rayton, Dr. Liu was the Director of Product Engineering at Arzon Solar (a concentrator photovoltaic technology company), where he led the team to break the world record for solar module efficiency twice. He also has extensive experience in prototyping and manufacturing ramp-up. Dr. Liu obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical  Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia, respectively.

Michael Curtis was the Executive Vice President and third-generation owner of Wilbur Curtis Co., Inc., a 75-year-old foodservice equipment manufacturing company. He is also the founder, President and owner of  World-Wide Advantage, a global sourcing company, and an executive advisory board member for Prime Advantage, a group purchasing organization focused on improving cost considerations for manufacturers. Mr. Curtis also is a strategic advisor with North American  Foodservice Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) and the Food  Equipment Manufacturers Association (FEMA).

Ruth Gratzke is President of Siemens Smart Infrastructure in the United States. In this role, she leads operational and commercial activities for Siemens’ smart building, grid edge and energy infrastructure portfolio. Most recently, Ruth served as the Head of Product and Systems Sales for Smart Infrastructure in the U.S., a role aligning the product and systems business units towards a platform of connected building and power distribution products and systems. She returned to Siemens in 2019 after spending several years in executive management roles with General Electric and HUBBELL Inc. Ruth originally joined Siemens in 1995 and relocated to the US in 1999 to lead the US-based steelmaking business. Subsequently she held positions in Corporate Strategy and C-level sales, followed by general management roles in Building Technologies and Industrial Automation. Ruth holds a Masters Electrical Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.