On January 19, 2017, Ecoark Holdings, Inc. appointed Peter Mehring and Troy Richards to the company's Board of Directors to fill two vacancies. Mr. Mehring currently serves as President of Zest Labs, Inc. and has served in such role since July 2009. As President of Zest Labs, Inc., he has led the company's efforts in pioneering on-demand data visibility and condition monitoring solutions for the fresh produce, protein and pharmaceutical markets.

He was formerly Vice President of Macintosh hardware group at Apple Computer, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Echelon, and founder, General Manager and Vice President of R&D at UMAX. Mr. Richards became an employee of the company in June 2016 when he was appointed as the company's Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Richards previously served as an advisor to the company since 2013.

On January 13, 2017, Yash Puri resigned as a member of the Board of Directors and as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the company. Mr. Puri will remain involved in the company as a part-time employee until June 30, 2016 and then continue as a consultant to help support regulatory filings and other related issues. Mr. Puri advised the company that his resignation was in order to scale back his role in the company and not in connection with any disagreement with the company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

On January 19, 2017, the company appointed Jay Oliphant, the company's Corporate Controller, to serve as the company's Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Oliphant served as Controller for Ecoark, Inc. since January 2016 and then as Controller for the company since March 2016. Further, on January 19, 2017, the company appointed Jay Puchir as the company's Treasurer and Secretary.

Mr. Puchir is currently the company's Director of Finance, joining the Company in December 2016. As Director of Finance, Mr. Puchir leads the Company's treasury function, financial planning & analysis, and assists the Corporate Controller with financial reporting.