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Executive Team

Gary Campbell

Founder, CEO and Chairman

Our CEO Gary Campbell has 30+ years’ experience with paradigm shifting technology public companies. Mr. Campbell introduced the technology behind all modern chip-based Point of Sale (POS) credit card terminals; developed proprietary cellular chip technology the basis of the modern TracFone; led the introduction of bot-based instant news delivery technology; and introduced remote medical peripheral monitoring technology with Samsung’s Anyweb internet appliance. Mr. Campbell has degrees in Law and Commerce from the University of British Columbia

Natalia Sokolova

President / COO

Ms. Sokolova has driven critical initiatives for over 20 years in the domains of global entrepreneurship and strategic growth and innovation. Ms. Sokolova has been an active Advisor, Investor, and occasional Officer of Cytta for over a decade. She is an industry thought leader and a frequent speaker at many prestigious Family Office, Equity Investment, and Digital Assets conferences. For the past 9 years, she had been an active investor and advisor to several early-stage technology ventures. Ms. Sokolova has International Business and Finance degrees (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Maryland.

Erik Stephansen

President and Director

Mr. Stephansen is a UAV/drone and aviation engineering management executive and test pilot. Currently he is Director, VP of Regulatory Affairs and Aeronautics with RYSE Aero Technologies. Formerly, CEO Lam Aviation, he is responsible for the development and integration of several Cytta technologies that enrich the end user mobile experience. Previously, Mr. Stephansen worked in Private Equity for over ten years advising buyers on technology integration for the Castle Crow & Co. *Mr. Stephanson is on sabbatical.

Our Advisors

Experience across defense, capital markets, international business, leadership and strategic development.

Rear Admiral James Basil “Gib” Godwin III, USN (Ret.)

Defense acquisition • Naval aviation • Government strategy

A retired U.S. Navy rear admiral with 33 years of service and extensive leadership experience in defense acquisition, aviation programs and enterprise systems. His background includes responsibility for major Navy tactical aircraft and enterprise information systems programs, followed by leadership roles with PwC and Northrop Grumman and the founding of BriteWerx. His experience brings perspective on defense procurement, government engagement and strategic execution.

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Jeff Thompson

Defense investment • Alternative assets • Entrepreneurship

Jeff Thompson, a U.S. Army veteran, is a Grays Peak Capital Partner and Kingswood Defense Group founder. His 20+ years’ experience includes Fortune 50 leadership, a $600M early-stage venture-fund general partnership, $200B investment-management/private-banking distribution and $900M portfolio management. His expertise spans defense investing, alternative assets, structured lending, angel investing and entrepreneurship. He serves on the Kate Amato Foundation board.

LinkedIn ↗Black Peak biography ↗Grays Peak Capital ↗

Kareem Aboul-Hosn

Strategic business development • Commercial partnerships • Sales and marketing

Kareem Aboul-Hosn is a Regional Director with Bankers Life and Casualty Company, based in Clearwater, Florida. His background spans strategic business consulting, organizational structure, acquisitions and market expansion. His advisory focus for Cytta includes developing strategic relationships, identifying commercial partnerships and joint-venture opportunities, and advising on sales, marketing and industry events. He brings a relationship-driven approach to connecting Cytta with people and organizations that can support its long-term growth.

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George G. Kauper

Government relations • Technology • International business

An entrepreneur with approximately four decades of experience across communications manufacturing, technology, real estate, Web3 and energy. His background includes government relations, international business and defense-sector relationships, as well as involvement with the Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation’s South Florida chapter leadership.

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Peter Schultz

Capital markets • Corporate finance • Strategic transactions

Peter Schultz has a background in financial education and options-related investing dating to 1996 and is the author of The Credit You Deserve. His advisory focus for Cytta includes capital markets, securities structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and potential senior-exchange listing strategy.

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Dr. Bret Shupack

Venture investing • U.S.–Israel partnerships • Safety and security

Dr. Bret Shupack brings 25 years of venture capital investing experience and deep involvement in Israel’s venture ecosystem. Based in Tel Aviv since 2018, he coordinates Cytta’s technology and partnering activities with U.S. and Israeli military, first-responder and safety-and-security organizations. He has helped advance a major Middle Eastern partnership involving Cytta’s IGAN technology. An entrepreneur and former Seattle dental practitioner, he holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Washington.

Jerry L. Smith

Capital formation • Mergers and acquisitions • Commercialization

Jerry L. Smith is President and majority owner of Gateway Group, Inc., specializing in mergers, acquisitions and investment banking since 1986. He has been involved in more than 300 successful transactions and helped raise over $500 million for client companies, including supporting public-market entry in the U.S. and Canada. His experience financing and operating early-stage, manufacturing, distribution and technology businesses brings Cytta practical expertise in capital formation, strategic transactions and commercialization.

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Stuart Brame

Business development • Technology commercialization • Strategic partnerships

Stuart Brame brings 40 years of domestic and international experience in marketing, sales, corporate development and financial structuring. A Senior Advisor to Cytta since 2013, he has supported remote medical monitoring, DoctorDirect and market outreach for CyttaComms IGAN drone-streaming technology, including the Texas oil and gas sector. His background spans broadband, wireless communications, public-company leadership and First Nations partnerships. He also chairs the First Nations Educational Foundation, supporting Indigenous language revitalization through education and technology.

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