Announcement • Jul 08
House of Doge Inc. Announces Executive Changes, Effective from June 30, 2026
House of Doge Inc. completed its previously announced merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2025. At the Effective Time on June 30, 2026, Daniel Leibovich resigned as the Company's Chief Operating Officer, Rene Rodriguez resigned as the Company's Acting Chief Financial Officer, and each of Lavell Juan Malloy II, Daniel Leibovich, DeLu Jackson, Scott Woller, and Kevin Foster resigned as directors of the Company. At the Effective Time, Michael Galloro, Sarosh Mistry, Timothy Stebbing, Doug Wall, Stephen Ilott, and Duncan Moir were appointed as directors. Marco Margiotta was appointed the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Charles Park was appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Marco Margiotta has served as Chief Executive Officer of HOD since April 2025 and as a Director of HOD since October 2025. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer of CleanCore from September 2025 to March 2026, where The Official Dogecoin Treasury has been established. Mr. Margiotta was Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Payfare Inc., a Canadian financial technology company that provided digital banking and instant payout solutions for gig economy workers, from October 2019 until March 2025, when Fiserv Inc. acquired it. Mr. Margiotta has over 20 years of experience in fintech and the broader financial services sector as well as capital markets, lending and capital raising. In addition, Mr. Margiotta previously held senior positions with BMO Financial Group's capital markets and commercial banking teams. Mr. Margiotta holds an Honors Bachelor of Commerce from Laurentian University, holds Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified General Accountant designations in Canada and is a qualified member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom. Charles Park has served as Chief Financial Officer of HOD since August 2025. He is a Chartered Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, US Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Major) from Toronto Metropolitan University. After starting his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, he held several finance leadership positions at growth-oriented technology, financial services, and telecom companies such as SOTI, TeraGo Networks, Rakuten Kobo, Mobilicity, and Bank of Montreal. From 2018 to August 2025, Mr. Park served as Chief Financial Officer of Payfare Inc., where he was responsible for leading the accounting, audit, tax compliance/strategy, transfer pricing, forecasting/budgeting, payroll, human resources, treasury, and internal audit functions. Mr. Park was instrumental in Payfare's successful initial public offering in 2021 and was a key contributor in Payfare's sale to Fiserv Inc. in 2025. Michael Galloro is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Founder and Managing Partner of ALOE Finance Inc., a transaction advisory firm. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Galloro has focused on growth oriented publicly traded organizations operating globally. His experience includes go public transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and financings. Mr. Galloro has held senior executive roles and been a member of boards of directors, chairing several committees. Mr. Galloro has been a director of Fountain Asset Corp. since July 2018, Stock Trends Capital Inc. since April 2020, AF2 Capital Corp. and AF3 Capital Corp., each a Capital Pool Company, since August 2020 and May 2026, respectively, Atmofizer Technologies Inc. since November 2021, and Red Light Holland Corp. since March 2025. From June 2018 to June 2022 Mr. Galloro was a director of Simply inc. and from January 2019 to March 2026 Mr. Galloro was a director of Trubar Inc., previously a Capital Pool Company he founded. Stephen Ilott has over 35 years investment experience working for leading asset management companies in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. Retired since 2021, Mr. Ilott was previously Chief Investment Officer of BMO Asset Management US and BMO Asset Management Canada managing teams responsible for in excess of $120 billion in assets across fixed income, equities and alternative asset classes (January 2017 July 2021). Sarosh Mistry is a results-driven, people-centered global executive with over 30 years of experience leading complex, multi-billion-dollar organizations across public and private equity-backed environments. He was a director of HOD from February 1, 2026 until the Effective Time, when he became a director of the Company. A former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo North America (August 2011 to December 2025), he has held senior leadership roles at Compass Group, Starbucks, and Aramark, with deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions, operational transformation, and growth strategy. He currently serves as Chairman of Blusky and as a board member to multiple public and private companies, providing strategic, shareholder-focused leadership. Doug Wall, served as a director of HOD from February 1, 2026 until the Effective Time, when he became a director to the Company. Mr. Wall co-founded Shadow Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm with a proven track record in blockchain and fintech investments, in 2021. He has expertise in crypto investment cycles and strategic partnerships that drive both company and portfolio success. In addition, he is a co-founder of Nexus Medical Labs, a next-generation laboratory that leverages automation and decades of experience to provide rapid, accurate at home testing. He also co-founded Blockcap, a crypto mining firm later sold to Core Scientific, and chaired Core Scientific's Outside Equity Committee throughout its restructuring (February 2023 to January 2024). From May 2021 to January 2025, Mr. Wall co-founded and worked at GreyRock Asset Management and, prior to that, he had various roles, including Managing Director roles at Alex. Brown (September 2016 to May 2021) and Deutsche Asset Management (May 2008 to Sept. 2016). Mr. Wall obtained a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin.
