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APPENDICES



                 Appendix 1



                 GoPro


                 Nick Woodman  Age 41

                 Source Of Wealth             GoPro,
                 Self-Made Score              8
                 Residence                    Woodside, CA
                 Citizenship                  United States
                 Marital Status               Married
                 Children                     3
                 Education                    Bachelor of Arts / Science,

                                              University of California, San Diego


                 Nick Woodman is the self-made billionaire founder and CEO of GoPro he
                 was named the highest-paid CEO in America, being compensated with 4.5

                 million restricted stock units worth $284.5 million.



                 GoPro enables people to capture compelling, immersive photo and video
                 content of themselves in their day to day life, as well as participating in their
                 favorite activities. The Company develops product solutions to enable
                 consumers to capture, manage, share and enjoy some of the important
                 moments in their lives. GoPro integrates with mobile devices through the
                 GoPro App, which enables engaging self-capture during virtually any activity.


                 Since taking wearable-video-camera firm GoPro public in June 2014,  Nick

                 Woodman has gone back to developing new products. In July, the company
                 unveiled a smaller, lighter camera, ditching the past rectangular design for a
                 cube-like camera dubbed "Session." Woodman has also said that his company
                 is soon to unveil its first ever quadcopter, getting GoPro into the quickly

                 developing drone industry. GoPro's CEO, who owns about 36% of the
                 company's shares, has seen his net worth rise and fall with every small bit of

                 news surrounding the 13-year-old company. Woodman founded the camera
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