Dr. Emilio Hirsch joined the Board of Directors on
February 10, 2020, upon the resignation of Simone Fubini from the Board of Directors. Dr. Hirsch has been since 2005 a Full Professor of Experimental Biology at the Medical School of the University of Torino, Italy. Dr. Hirsch is an
affiliate and director of Esse Effe S.p.A (Esse Effe), which is Kaleyras largest stockholder. Dr. Hirsch oversees Esse Effes holdings, particularly its real estate holdings. Dr. Hirsch is also an entrepreneur and
the author of over two hundred and fifty publications. He graduated from the University of Torino in 1988, and also received his Ph.D. from the University of Torino in 1994. Kaleyra believes that Dr. Hirsch is qualified to serve on the Board of
based upon his entrepreneurial background, and as he has been attending board meetings of Kaleyra S.p.A., Kaleyras wholly-owned operating subsidiary, for the last four years and has great familiarity with Kaleyra as a result, his historic
knowledge of Kaleyra.
Dr. Avi S. Katz served as GigCapital, Inc.
(formerly NYSE: GIG) Founder, Executive Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary since October 2017 and upon the closing of the Business Combination, when GigCapital, Inc. renamed itself Kaleyra, Inc., Dr. Katz
transitioned to be the Executive Chairman of our Board of Directors of Kaleyra, Inc. (NYSE: KLR). Dr. Katz has spent approximately 34 years in international executive positions within the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry
working for privately held start-ups, middle-cap companies and large enterprises. In these roles, Dr. Katz has been instrumental in launching and accelerating
entities, building teams, large scale fund-raising, developing key alliances and technology partnerships, domestic and international M&A activities, business development, financial management, global operations and sales and marketing.
Dr. Katz is the Founder and Sole Founding Manager of GigCapital Global (GigCG), which he incepted in 2017, and its affiliated entities, including GigAcquisitions, LLC, GigAcquisitions2, LLC, GigAcquisitions3, LLC, GigAcquisitions4, LLC,
GigAcquisitions5, LLC, GigAcquisitions6, LLC and GigInternational1 Sponsor, LLC, all of which are sponsors to Private-to-Public Equity (PPE) companies which have been
formed for the purpose of acquiring companies in the technology industry. GigCG is an inceptor and managing group of Private-to-Public Equity (PPE) entities, also known
as a blank check company or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) vehicles. Following the inception of GigCapital, inc., in March 2019, Dr. Katz founded GigCapital2, Inc. (GIG2, formerly NYSE: GIX), a PPE company. On
June 9, 2021, GIG2 was renamed UpHealth, Inc. and continues to be listed on the NYSE under the new ticker symbol UPH following GIG2s business combinations with UpHealth Holdings, Inc. and Cloudbreak Health, LLC. He is the
Executive Chairman of the Board of UpHealth, Inc. (NYSE: UPH) since inception of the company as GIG2, and was the Chief Executive Officer of GIG2 from March 2019 until August 2019. In February 2020, Dr. Katz
co-founded GigCapital3, Inc. (GIG3, formerly NYSE: GIK) PPE company. On May 6, 2021, GIG3 was renamed Lightning eMotors, Inc. and continues to be listed on the NYSE under the new ticker symbol
ZEV. From the inception of GIG3 until the closing of its business combination in May 2021, Dr. Katz served as the Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chairman and Secretary of GIG3. Following the business combination, Dr. Katz
serves as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lightning eMotors, Inc (NYSE ZEV). He is also the Founder of four other
Private-to-Public Equity (PPE) companies, three of which he is also Executive Chairman GigCapital4, Inc. (GIG4, NASDAQ: GIG), GigCapital5, Inc.
(GIG5) and GigInternational1, Inc. (GIGINTL1, NASDAQ: GIW) since their inceptions in December 2020, February 2021, and February 2021 respectively and one of which he is also a member of the board of
directors GigCapital6, Inc. (GIG6) since February 2021. GIG4 and GIGINTL1 have already conducted their initial public offerings in February 2021 and May 2021, respectively, and in June 2021, GIG4 has announced a proposed
business combination with BigBear.ai Holdings, LLC. GIG5 and GIG6 have each filed registration statements with the SEC for their initial public offerings. Dr. Katz is also the sole founding managing member of GigFounders, LLC and a founding
managing member of GigManagement, LLC. Dr. Katz is also the co-founder and from its inception in December 2018 until August 2020, served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Cognizer, Inc., an
artificial intelligence (AI) company with a natural language understanding platform based on deep learning formed in December 2018. Previously, Dr. Katz dedicated 10 years to developing and managing GigPeak (NYSE American: formerly
GIG), originally known as GigOptix, Inc. since he incepted it in April 2007 until its sale in April 2017, GigPeak provided semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) and software solutions for high-speed connectivity and video compression. While
Dr. Katz was at GigPeaks helm, the company completed 10 M&A deals. GigPeak was sold to Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDTI) for $250 million in cash
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