Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc. Adds $700,000 in Series G Financing
Transportation and Logistics Systems (TLSS) has expanded its Board of Directors and closed an additional equity financing round, raising $700,000 on January 25, 2022. This funding strengthens the company's balance sheet and provides working capital for growth. The board now consists of four members, including industry veterans Charles Benton and Norman Newton, enhancing corporate governance practices. Prior to this, TLSS received $6.15 million from an equity financing on December 31, 2021.
- Raised $700,000 in additional equity financing.
- Expanded Board of Directors from 2 to 4 members, improving governance.
- New board members bring extensive industry experience.
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Company Expands its Board of Directors
JUPITER, FL / ACCESSWIRE / January 26, 2022 / Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc. (OTCQB:TLSS), ("TLSS" or the "Company"), a growing logistics service provider, today announced that, on January 25, 2022, it closed an additional equity financing, which provided gross proceeds of
According to Chairman and CEO Sebastian Giordano, "This funding further strengthens our balance sheet while providing additional working capital that will enable us to build a solid foundation for growth. Meanwhile, we've added two highly qualified board members with extensive industry and technology experience, while fortifying the Company's corporate governance practices to protect the interests of all stakeholders."
Under the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement relating to the new financing, the Company issued to certain accredited investors in a private placement an aggregate of 70,000 shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value
Previously, on January 3, 2022, the Company had announced that on December 31, 2021, it had closed an equity financing which provided gross proceeds of
Mr. Benton, who will serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee, currently serves as an independent Director and Audit Chairman of Vision Hydrogen Corp. (VIHD), a company focused on the production, storage and distribution of hydrogen for the green energy economy supply chain. In the past, Mr. Benton has held the positions of Audit Committee Chairman and then Chairman of the Board of WPCS International Incorporated (WPCS), a design-build engineering firm focused on the deployment of wireless networks and related services including site design, technology integration, electrical contracting, construction and maintenance. From 1999 to 2014, Mr. Benton held various supply chain positions, including as Director of Supply Chain Distribution Servicesat Charming Shoppes, Inc., a specialty clothing retail holding company with more than 2,300 retail stores in the US. From 1980 to 1999, Mr. Benton held various finance positions, including the Head of Finance & Business Development at Consolidated Rail Corp., now Conrail.Mr. Benton received an undergraduate degree from St. Joseph's University and lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania.
Mr. Newton, who will serve as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, is currently the President and CEO of AmeriCasa Solutions, LLC, a vertically integrated provider of housing to the Hispanic Community in the United States. AmeriCasa's master planned communities provide residents with a host of resident benefits, community center and other amenities along with model homes, insurance, and financing. The Company prides itself on its proprietary technology platform that automates and digitizes much of the home buying experience. Mr. Newton has also been, since 2008, the Managing Director of Newton Vision Corporation ("NVC"), a privately held investment and consulting company with deep experience in business process reengineering, optimization, and digital transformation. With a center of excellence and a project management office located in Bogota Colombia, and offices in Houston and Austin, Texas, NVC provides its customers with a host of solutions including full business process outsourcing. From 2012 to 2015, Mr. Newton was President and General Manager of ManpowerGroup Public Sector, and he was General Manager of global operations for ManpowerGroup Solutions - Language Services, both of which are owned by ManpowerGroup (MAN). Mr. Newton has experience in operating in countries throughout the world and led the company to be recognized as a top ten provider of services globally within the Language Services Industry. Mr. Newton also served on ManpowerGroup's Executive Council for Supplier Diversity. From 2005 to 2010 Mr. Newton was Vice President of COMSYS (CITP), which was purchased by ManpowerGroup in 2010. Mr. Newton received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in Austin and lives in Dripping Springs, Texas.
Mr. John Mercadante, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a current member of the Board of Directors, has been appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee.
About Transportation and Logistics Systems, Inc.
TLSS, through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Cougar Express, Inc and Shyp FX, Inc., operates as a full-service logistics and transportation company.
For more information, visit the Company's website, www.tlss-inc.com.
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These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this release and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this letter. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and should consider various factors, including the risks described, among other places, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as any amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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