Energy Focus CEO and leadership

James Tu is a Managing Partner/Co-Founder at Communal Intl Ltd and Founder & Chief Investment Officer at 5 Elements Global Advisors LLC and is based in New York City, New York. He has worked as Founder & Chairman at Social Energy Partners LLC, Dir:Investment Mgmt at Gerstein Fisher, and Analyst:Equity at Dolphin Asset Mgmt Inc. James studied at National Tsing Hua University between 1987 and 1991, Baruch College between 1993 and 1995, and CFA Institute between 1995 and 1997.

John Davenport is a recognized global expert in light sources, lighting systems and lighting applications; in particular, LEDs, electronic power supply technology, low wattage discharge lamps, and distributed lighting systems. Starting his career at GE Lighting in 1972 as a research scientist, John spent the next 25 years developing numerous advanced lighting products for GE, including the “blue” Xenon headlamp currently used in cars. In November 1999, Mr. Davenport joined Fiberstars (now Energy Focus, Inc.) as its CTO in conjunction with the Fiberstars - Unison merger. Over his past 16 years with Energy Focus, John has led the development of a range of LED lighting products including Intellitube®, Energy Focus’ unique tubular LED retrofit used in lighting US Navy ships and most recently in a broad range of commercial applications. John has held a number of senior lighting positions at Energy Focus, including Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer. He currently serves Energy Focus as the company’s “Chief Scientist.” Mr. Davenport has received numerous awards, including the Steinmetz Award, GE’s highest technical honor “for breakthroughs and accomplishments that have made a major contribution to the growth of GE’s lighting business.” Mr. Davenport was a 2014 inductee into GE’s “Lighting Hall of Fame.”In addition to authoring numerous technical papers and invited presentations, Mr. Davenport holds more than 125 patents. He also holds BS and MS degrees in Physics from John Carroll University, Cleveland, Ohio.

Tod is a full-time or interim CEO, President, COO, or CFO for medium, early-stage, to large-sized middle-market companies; PE Operating Partner; BOD/Advisory Board member assisting companies in driving top-quartile shareholder returns through growth, turnarounds, consolidation and/or driving efficiencies. As a committed and dedicate CXO/ Board member Tod works toward the governing objective of driving economic profit for the organizations he works with through building value-creating growth opportunities (new channels/markets/products/geographies); team building; P&L management; value-based management coupled with change management while maintaining business continuity.INCREASING ENTERPRISE VALUE• Delivered top decile TSR versus S&P Industrials (91st %) for $9.0BN comp.• Increased value by $50MM on $100MM base value for privately owned business• Implemented growth, change management and restructuring efforts that increased NI by over 35% annuallyCEO | CFO | COO• Over 15 yrs. of CEO|CFO|COO experience for 8 comps.• Co-founder and CEO of 4 start-ups, two generated greater than 20% annual returnsINDEP. DIRECTOR | ADVISORY BOARD• BOD - Cross Country Staffing, GEE, Tailgate D & S• Advisory - Hyperion Strat. Finance, The ABIS Group, ENIRA Tech., Fantasy Sports Properties, Reverse Ionizer & Puro Trader• Not-for-Profit - Afford. River Comm. Housing, Give Life Found.M&A/FINANCINGS• Transformed bankrupt company into an IPO with | than $1BN market cap• Carved-out consumer lending business to secure own credit facility, grew sales by over 50% annually, distributed | $10MM div.• Lead/key team member in over 50 transactions/financings during career between $0.1MM - $8,000MMIndustries - Retail, Consumer Products, Beverages, Food, Manufacturing, Technology, Services, Financial Services, Healthcare, Venture CapitalCredentials - Wharton MBA; BBA Univ. of Notre Dame; Lic. CPA, CFA, CMA, CFM[email protected] | www.linkedin.com/in/todanestor | M: 724-816-3460

Eric W. Hilliard is a COO at ENERGY FOCUS, INC/DE.

James Tu is a Managing Partner/Co-Founder at Communal Intl Ltd and Founder & Chief Investment Officer at 5 Elements Global Advisors LLC and is based in New York City, New York. He has worked as Founder & Chairman at Social Energy Partners LLC, Dir:Investment Mgmt at Gerstein Fisher, and Analyst:Equity at Dolphin Asset Mgmt Inc. James studied at National Tsing Hua University between 1987 and 1991, Baruch College between 1993 and 1995, and CFA Institute between 1995 and 1997.