NICHOLAS J. SINGER - Corporate Board Profile

Eterna Therapeutics Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2022-08-12	Nicholas J. Singer has served on our Board of Directors since June 2022. Mr. Singer has over 20 years of experience in finance and investments. Mr. Singer is the Founder of Purchase Capital LLC, an investment firm that serves as his family office and sponsor to leading institutional investors and third-party family offices. Since Mr. Singer became Managing Member in 2013, Purchase Capital has provided patient capital for private and public companies that have significant potential for long-term value creation. From August 2020 through May 2022, Mr. Singer served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OTR Acquisitions Corp., a blank check company formed for the purposes of engaging in business combinations. From March 2021 through April 2021, Mr. Singer served on the Board and as a member of its audit committee. He is also the Founder & Executive Chairman of United Parks, the Chairman of the board of directors of Only What You Need, Inc., the Executive Chairman of IntegriCo Composites and a Trustee of the Pérez Art Museum Miami. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Singer was the Co-Founder & Co-Managing Member of Standard General, a Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) registered investment advisor which managed over $1 billion of assets during his tenure. Prior to that, he was a Co-Founder of Cyrus Capital Partners, a Principal at Och-Ziff Capital Management, and an Analyst in High Yield Trading and in the Principal Investment Area at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Singer also served as a director for, and was on the audit committee of, Aquila, Inc. from 2006 to 2008. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A.S. in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Our Audit Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler, with Mr. Wexler serving as the chair. Our Audit Committee meets the requirements for independence of Audit Committee members under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules, including Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. All of the members of our Audit Committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. In addition, Mr. Singer qualifies as our “Audit Committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K. Our Compensation Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler, with Mr. Singer serving as the chair. Each member of our Compensation Committee is independent, as defined under the Nasdaq listing rules, which also satisfies Nasdaq’s additional independence standards for Compensation Committee members. Each member of our Compensation Committee is a non-employee director (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act). Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler, with Mr. Cherington serving as the chair. Each member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent as defined under the Nasdaq listing rules.
2023-05-05	Nicholas J. Singer has served on our Board of Directors since June 2022. ...Our Audit Committee consists of William Wexler (Chair), Charles Cherington and Nicholas J. Singer. ...Our Compensation Committee consists of Nicholas J. Singer, Charles Cherington and William Wexler. ...Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler. ...2022 Director Compensation ...Nicholas Singer Option awards ($): 110,171 Total ($): 110,171

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2022-08-12

Nicholas J. Singer has served on our Board of Directors since June 2022. Mr. Singer has over 20 years of experience in finance and investments. Mr. Singer is the Founder of Purchase Capital LLC, an investment firm that serves as his family office and sponsor to leading institutional investors and third-party family offices. Since Mr. Singer became Managing Member in 2013, Purchase Capital has provided patient capital for private and public companies that have significant potential for long-term value creation. From August 2020 through May 2022, Mr. Singer served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OTR Acquisitions Corp., a blank check company formed for the purposes of engaging in business combinations. From March 2021 through April 2021, Mr. Singer served on the Board and as a member of its audit committee. He is also the Founder & Executive Chairman of United Parks, the Chairman of the board of directors of Only What You Need, Inc., the Executive Chairman of IntegriCo Composites and a Trustee of the Pérez Art Museum Miami. From 2007 to 2013, Mr. Singer was the Co-Founder & Co-Managing Member of Standard General, a Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) registered investment advisor which managed over $1 billion of assets during his tenure. Prior to that, he was a Co-Founder of Cyrus Capital Partners, a Principal at Och-Ziff Capital Management, and an Analyst in High Yield Trading and in the Principal Investment Area at Goldman Sachs & Co. Mr. Singer also served as a director for, and was on the audit committee of, Aquila, Inc. from 2006 to 2008. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A.S. in Electrical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Our Audit Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler, with Mr. Wexler serving as the chair. Our Audit Committee meets the requirements for independence of Audit Committee members under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules, including Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. All of the members of our Audit Committee meet the requirements for financial literacy under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq. In addition, Mr. Singer qualifies as our “Audit Committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K. Our Compensation Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler, with Mr. Singer serving as the chair. Each member of our Compensation Committee is independent, as defined under the Nasdaq listing rules, which also satisfies Nasdaq’s additional independence standards for Compensation Committee members. Each member of our Compensation Committee is a non-employee director (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act). Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler, with Mr. Cherington serving as the chair. Each member of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is independent as defined under the Nasdaq listing rules.

2023-05-05

Nicholas J. Singer has served on our Board of Directors since June 2022. ...Our Audit Committee consists of William Wexler (Chair), Charles Cherington and Nicholas J. Singer. ...Our Compensation Committee consists of Nicholas J. Singer, Charles Cherington and William Wexler. ...Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Charles Cherington, Nicholas J. Singer and William Wexler. ...2022 Director Compensation ...Nicholas Singer Option awards ($): 110,171 Total ($): 110,171