Energous appoints Board member Dan Fairfax as new Chairman of the Board of Directors

– USA, CA –  Energous Corporation (NASDAQ: WATT), the developer of WattUp, a revolutionary Wireless Charging 2.0 technology, today announced that current board director Dan Fairfax has been named chairman of the board, succeeding Robert Griffin who will step down from the position.

“It’s been a privilege to serve alongside Robert on the board. We thank him for his superb leadership and support and wish him all the best for his retirement,” said CEO Stephen Rizzone. “Robert leaves the board and Energous well-positioned for future success, a testament to his phenomenal work at Energous, and I can’t think of a better person than Dan to help steer us. He has the experience and approach required to excel as chairman and to help Energous continue leading the development of next-gen wireless charging.”

About Dan Fairfax

Fairfax, who joined Energous’ board as a director in April 2019, has more than 30 years of financial and operational leadership experience at technology companies including Foundry Networks and Brocade Communications Systems, which was acquired by Broadcom in 2017.

In addition to serving on Energous’ board, he is also a member of the board of directors at Super Micro Computer and Saama Technologies. This change to the board coincides with Energous Advisory Board Member Sheryl Wilkerson’s transition to the company’s board of directors in October.

“It’s an honor to follow a chairman who possesses the strong leadership qualities and expertise that Robert has brought to the board, and he will be missed,” said Dan Fairfax. “I’m also eager to continue the momentum Robert helped generate as Energous expands applications of WattUp, and firmly believe we have the right team and the right technology in place to increase market adoption of wireless charging 2.0 technology.”

About Energous Corporation

Energous Corporation is leading the next generation of wireless charging – wireless charging 2.0 – with its award-winning WattUp technology, which supports fast, efficient contact-based charging, as well as charging at a distance. WattUp is a scalable, RF-based wireless charging technology that offers substantial improvements in contact-based charging efficiency, foreign object detection, orientation freedom and thermal performance compared to older, coil-based charging technologies. The technology can be designed into many different sized electronic devices for the home and office, as well as the medical, industrial, retail, and automotive industries, and it ensures interoperability across products. Energous develops silicon-based wireless power transfer technologies and customizable reference designs. These include innovative silicon chips, antennas, and software, for a large variety of applications, such as smartphones, fitness trackers, hearables, medical sensors and more. Energous received the world’s first FCC Part 18 certification for at-a-distance wireless charging, and the company has 229 awarded patents for its WattUp wireless charging technology to-date.

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