SenesTech Leadership

JAMIE BECHTEL

Chairman

Dr. Jamie Bechtel is a co-founder and board member of New Course, co-founder and managing partner of Kito Global, and a highly regarded leader in international conservation. Her work has led to strategic advances in the fields of conservation, sustainable finance, and biology. Before founding Kito Global and New Course, Jamie worked for seven years at Conservation International (CI) in over 20 countries including such diverse areas as Costa Rica, Fiji, Mexico, and South Africa, among many others. Dr. Bechtel was an advisor to the Clinton Global Initiative and was recently honored in Fast Company Magazine as 1 of 60 women heroes. Jamie has a Ph.D. from Boston University and a law degree from Boston College.

MATTHEW K. SZOT

Vice Chairman

Mr. Szot was elected to our board of directors in December 2015 and serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee of SenesTech. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Cadrenal Therapeutics, Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company where he has served since May 2022. From March 2010 to November 2021, Matthew served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of S&W Seed Company (Nasdaq: SANW), an agricultural biotechnology company. Mr. Szot brings a wealth of knowledge in mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, equity and debt financings, corporate governance, SEC reporting and compliance, technical GAAP, and developing and implementing financial and operational workflows and process improvements. Mr. Szot is also currently a Director and serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of INVO Bioscience (Nasdaq: INVO), a publicly-traded medical device company focused on treating infertility. From 2007 until 2011, Mr. Szot served as the Chief Financial Officer for Cardiff Partners, LLC, a strategic consulting company that provided executive financial services to various publicly traded and privately held companies. Prior thereto, from 2003 to 2006, Mr. Szot served as Chief Financial Officer of Rip Curl, Inc., a market leader in wetsuit and action sports apparel products. From 1996 to 2003, Mr. Szot was a Certified Public Accountant with KPMG in the San Diego and Chicago offices and served as an Audit Manager for various publicly traded companies. Mr. Szot graduated with High Honors from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics/Accountancy. Mr. Szot is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.

Joel Fruendt

Chief Executive Officer

Joel became CEO of SenesTech in November 2022. He is a seasoned chief executive with over 30 years of extensive sales, marketing and general management leadership. Highlighted are his 15 years of executive leadership in the vector and pest control industries where he was the Vice President and General Manager of Clarke Environmental Inc., a leading vector and pest control products and services company. From Clarke, he brings extensive expertise in the development and manufacturing of EPA registered chemical control products, commercialization and sale of those products, and leading large sales and service organizations. Most recently he served as President and CEO of a global manufacturing company in the reflective technology and safety industry, where he spearheaded their successful revenue and profit growth through innovation and efficiency initiatives. Joel brings a passion and commitment to sustainable, effective solutions to vector and pest control challenges, and a direct connection to SenesTech’s industry partners. He received the Smart Leaders award from Smart Business Magazine and holds a BS in Business from Illinois Wesleyan University.

PHIL GRANDINETTI, III

Phil Grandinetti co-founded WITHit after eight years as VP of Sales at LightWedge, a global e-book, e reader, and tablet accessories brand. All told, Grandinetti has spent the last 18 years in a leadership role for consumer products companies, including serving as Sr. VP of Sales for GSM Products in Oceanside, CA.

As co-founder of WITHit, Phil was instrumental in launching the company’s line of Wearable Tech Accessories in 2014. WITHit products are sold through the largest and most influential retailers in the U.S. with retail partners including Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Sam’s Club, QVC, HSN, Kohl’s, and Barnes & Noble.

Grandinetti joined GSM Products as the U.S. Director of Sales and was quickly promoted to VP of Worldwide Sales, leading the company into Canada, Mexico, the U.K., and the Pacific Rim. Within a year, Grandinetti was promoted again to Sr. VP Worldwide Sales. During his tenure at GSM, the company realized unprecedented growth under Grandinetti’s guidance.

Grandinetti has a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, and is licensed in the State of California, as well as a B.A. from the University of Iowa in Economics and Political Science.

JAKE LEACH

Jacob (“Jake”) Leach is Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Dexcom.

Jake is responsible for all things product, driving decision-making and resource allocation across all major product-facing groups including global operations, research and development, clinical affairs, and quality management and regulatory. He is also responsible for creating an integrated management structure that strengthens the company’s ability to execute on its vision for long-term sustainable growth.

Jake joined Dexcom in 2004, and for close to 20 years helped lead technology development at Dexcom. During his tenure, Jake, together with his team, ensured Dexcom delivered innovative continuous glucose monitoring solutions paired with exceptional experiences to patients, caregivers, and physicians all over the world. Including the development of the first commercial Dexcom CGM system, and subsequent generations of Dexcom CGM, including Dexcom G7, the best-selling real-time CGM in the world.

Prior to becoming COO, Jake served as chief technology officer, leading Dexcom’s research, product development, project management and engineering departments.

Jake holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.