QUEST WATER STRENGTHENS ADVISORY BOARD - Seite 2

Vincent B. Davis serves as Director of Disaster Services for Feeding America. Prior to joining Feeding America, he served as workplace resiliency manager at Amazon, where he developed disaster frameworks to support the company’s 175 corporate offices. Before joining Amazon, Vincent was senior preparedness manager for Sony PlayStation in San Diego, and manager of preparedness and response at Walgreens Co., where he developed disaster programs for the company’s 8,600 U.S. stores and distribution facilities. Following a distinguished 23-year career in the U.S. Air Force and Illinois National Guard, Vince also served as external affairs and community relations officer at FEMA, managing field teams for 11 FEMA disasters. Vincent is also the Founder and President of Preparedness Matters Disaster Consulting, and an author, advocate, and champion of underserved and marginalized communities in disaster.

“We are delighted to welcome Monica, Euphresia, and Vincent to our Advisory Board. These globally recognized leaders each bring a depth of experience and leadership to Quest and will join our current, distinguished Advisory Board members, Derk, Rob, and Craig, to provide a well-rounded, expert panel”, stated John Balanko, CEO of Quest. “The appointments come at an exciting phase of the Company’s development, as it scales its lead project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and commences operations in South Africa. Equally important, they all share Quest’s commitment to delivering ‘Triple Bottom Line’ returns to stakeholders, and to bringing safe, affordable drinking water to underserved communities”.

Current Advisory Board Members:

• Derk Hendriksen is the Founder & CEO of Hendriksen Ventures LLC, a purpose-driven business advisory firm. During his 20+ year tenure with The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”), Derk held several senior roles, among them President of EKOCOMPANY Inc., TCCC’s dedicated social enterprise. In this role, Derk led the expansion of the company’s community centers, called EKOCENTERs, of which over 200 were put into operation by his multi-sector teams in Africa and Asia.
  
• Robert Gehl is a senior water sector specialist and venture capital investor. He has held leadership roles in M&A and Business Development for prominent global water companies Pentair Plc, Marmon Water Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, and Canature Health Technology. He most recently served as Managing Director of Hoshizaki Europe BV, based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.