CENTENNIAL, Colo. ~ NUBURU, Inc., a leading innovator in high-power and high-brightness industrial blue laser technology, has appointed Ron Nicol as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Nicol joined NUBURU as a Director in 2020 and has acted as the independent Chairman of the Board since 2023.

In his new role, Mr. Nicol will prioritize scaling the Company's commercial efforts as well as executive administrative functions. He brings with him over 40 years of executive experience and a background in physics and the Nuclear Navy. He was previously a Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group and a longtime senior partner and managing director leading the Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice.

Meanwhile, Dr. Mark Zediker, CEO and Co-Founder of NUBURU, will focus on scaling the Company's production capacity to meet existing customer demand as well as expected demand. He will also lead NUBURU's technology and development efforts centered around multi-kilowatt and single-mode blue laser systems, while identifying strategic projects in defense and government markets.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Nicol said: "Scaling NUBURU's commercial efforts is critical for the Company's growth strategy as a public company. I'm looking forward to partnering with Mark and the rest of the incredibly talented management team, as we focus our efforts on the commercialization of the blue laser technology."

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Dr. Zediker added: "Having Ron in an active management position will allow us to double down on our efforts to scale the business. Our commercial success goes hand-in-hand with production and delivery of cutting-edge technology."

NUBURU's board of directors has appointed Ron Nicol as Executive Chairman effective immediately in order to prioritize scaling their commercial efforts as well as executive administrative functions. With over 40 years of executive experience paired with a background in physics and Nuclear Navy, Mr. Nicol is well suited for this role having previously been a Senior Advisor to Boston Consulting Group where he was also a senior partner leading their Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice.

Dr Mark Zediker will focus on scaling production capacity to meet customer demand while also leading NUBURU's technology development efforts centered around multi-kilowatt blue laser systems while identifying strategic projects in defense and government markets.

Mr Nicol commented that he looks forward to partnering with Dr Zediker's team while focusing on commercializing their blue laser technology while Dr Zediker added that having Mr Nicol in an active management position would allow them to double down on their efforts to scale their business success which is linked with production delivery of cutting edge technology

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