Mr. Manna was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company on November 22, 2022. Mr. Manna has been with Ultralife for almost thirty years, serving in a variety of leadership roles of increasing responsibility across engineering, operations, product management, research & development and sales. For the last three years, he served as President of the Company’s Battery & Energy Products and continues in his leadership role for this segment. Mr. Manna is a well-recognized expert in rechargeable and primary battery cell design across multiple chemistries in both government/defense and commercial markets. He has been awarded several patents for the Company and was a key member of the team that delivered the first Lithium-Ion Polymer Cell to the market. Mr. Manna holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from Rochester Institute of Technology.