Chief Operating Officer

WELDON TURNER

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SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

Skilled manager with decades of experience in finance, capital markets, institutional sales, corporate legal affairs, international compliance, and renewable energy.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

GIGAWATT GLOBAL COÖPERATIEF UA Amsterdam, the Netherlands

COO/CFO/Member Board of Directors December 2011 – present

Manage Legal, Finance, Internal Operations and Business Development for an

International Solar Developer with $1 Billion Plus Pipeline in Africa, and the United States. Supervise international staff, Internal Compliance Operations, and due diligence for investors in both the parent company and the project finance companies. Leading $25m A financing round. Managing Director of $100m solar/wind project in Zambia.

GIGAWATT IMPACT United States

Co-Founder/Board Member August 2024- present

Co-founder of a U.S. charity that will provide renewable energy to vulnerable communities in the United States and Africa.

R.C.S. SOLAR Tel Aviv, Israel

European Product Manager/Business Development January 2009 –November 2011 Renewable Energy Division

SIERRA FINANCES New York, NY

Portfolio Manager January 2007 – January 2008

Managed Portfolio of Structured Settlements Policies

WEXTRUST SECURITIES Tel Aviv, Israel

CEO January 2005 – August 2008

Led a team that raised $350m in 4 years.

Supervised an investment firm with 100 employees in six cities.

Supervised private placement sales in Israel.

Investment Committee of the WexTrade Managed Futures Fund.

Management Committee of the WexFX, a foreign exchange platform company.

HILAZON PARTNERS Jerusalem, Israel

General Partner December 2001 – December 2004

Managed and Traded U.S. and European equity investments with a focus on market neutral investing.

GOLD NAMES Jerusalem, Israel

COO & General Counsel November 1999 – November 2000

Managed domain name Internet Company from inception to a fifty-person company. Directly supervised investment and sales teams. Oversaw legal issues from employment and customer contracts to patent and trademark issues.

CREDIT SUISSE/ FIRST BOSTON New York, NY

Director, International Equity Sales/Trading February 1992 – March 1999 Sales Traded Europe, Latin America, and Asia with an emphasis on Eastern Europe. Other responsibilities include interviewing candidates, conducting seminars and lectures for new sales and trading employees; member of technology subcommittee helping to oversee adoption of new trading and communications system.

SALOMON BROTHERS, INC. New York, NY

Vice President, Equity Sales Trading August 1985 – February 1992 NYSE Listed, OTC and Derivative equity securities for U.S. and foreign investors. Other responsibilities include interviewing candidates, conducting seminars and lectures for new sales, trading and corporate finance employees, member of the technology committee. Completed six-month capital markets training program in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange securities.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL MBA PROGRAM Tel Aviv, Israel

Lecturer June 2017 – present

Courses: “Investing in Emerging Markets”. A survey of investment theories and practices as they apply in emerging and frontier markets. “Introduction to Corporate Finance”. A comprehensive survey of the principles of corporate finance.

MILKEN INSTITUTE Jerusalem, Israel

Research Supervisor January 2016 – present

Provide hands on guidance to research fellows seeking financial innovation through the use of creative financial instruments.

Guest Lecturer

•Hebrew University

Jerusalem, Israel

•Bar-Ilan University

Tel Aviv, Israel

•Bryn Mawr College

Philadelphia, USA

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND Sunderland, England

Doctorate Program Expected degree – 2025.

Thesis: Developing a policy program for utility size grid-connected solar projects in Sub-Saharan Africa.

THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW San Diego, California

LLM “International Taxation and Financial Markets”, Graduated Magna Cum Laude December 2012 Thesis: Comparative Analysis of The U.K. 2010 Bribery Act and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

BENJAMIN N. CORDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW, YESHIVA UNIVERSITY New York, NY

J.D. June 1985

UNION COLLEGE Schenectady, NY

B.A. Joint Degree History & Political Science June 1982

Student Body President

AWARDS

Received the National Black Achievers in Industry Award

PUBLICATIONS

•“McDonalds: An Excellent Defensive Pick” Seeking Alfa

•“Piedmont national Gas: A Strong Defensive Stock” Seeking Alfa

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