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Cizzle Brands Announces Appointment of Retired NFL Star, Ndamukong Suh, to the Board of Directors

Along with the Super Bowl winning, three-time First-Team All-Pro Defensive Tackle, the Company has also appointed Michael Doolan and Geoff Bedford to the Board of Directors. Article content TORONTO — Cizzle Brands Corporation (Cboe Canada: CZZL) (OTCQB: CZZLF) (Frankfurt: 8YF) (the 'Company' or 'Cizzle Brands'), is pleased to announce retired NFL Star, Ndamukong Suh, has joined its Board of Directors effective as of August 7, 2025. Article content Article content Suh is a Super Bowl winning, three-time First-Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler who spent 13 seasons in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Philadelphia Eagles. A graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a degree in construction management, Suh is the managing partner of House of Spears Management, a family office that has invested in more than 30 companies (including health-tech leader Oura) and operates a growing real-estate development portfolio. In July 2025, Mr. Suh launched the 'No Free Lunch' podcast, sharing insights on wealth building and financial literacy for athletes and entrepreneurs. Article content Also joining the Company's Board of Directors are Michael Doolan and Geoff Bedford. Article content Michael Doolan has over 35 years of experience in all aspects of financial management, with specific expertise in international mergers and acquisitions, offshore financing structures, and international treasury management. He has extensive experience as both a board member and an executive for private and public companies in several industries. Doolan most recently retired as Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Neo Performance Materials. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Falconbridge Limited of Toronto before its merger with Noranda. Article content Geoff Bedford has held several C-suite positions for publicly traded companies over the last 20 years, and presently serves as Non-Executive Chairman at B.E.S.T Venture Opportunities Fund. He has led innovation in high-growth sectors navigating complex regulatory environments across North America, Europe, and Asia, leveraging his expertise in strategic planning, global operations, and capital markets. Mr. Bedford is a Canadian Chartered Accountant who has completed Harvard Business School's Making Corporate Boards More Effective program. Mr. Bedford holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. Article content Along with the appointment of Suh, Doolan and Bedford, Andy O'Brien and Barrington Miller have stepped down from their respective positions on the Company's Board of Directors. O'Brien will remain the Company's Chief Performance Officer and Miller will remain an advisor to the Company. Article content Cizzle Brands' Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer John Celenza commented, 'Evolution is a part of every company, and for us at Cizzle that evolution is happening lightning fast. Over the course of the last year, we've launched two hugely respected brands in CWENCH Hydration and Spoken Nutrition, gained distribution in over 3,300 points of sale, generated over $13M in revenue and raised over $20M. With our most recent financing complete, we're ready for the next stage of our growth which means bringing a new group of elite players to the team. With Ndamukong, we're accelerating the impact we're having on professional sports and further building our brand presence in the US. With the addition of Mike and Geoff we're getting more disciplined in operationalizing our growth. As Cizzle Brands further establishes its market position as a leader in the sports nutrition and hydration space, these additions will help position us to build upon the success we have realized to date and execute the next steps in our playbook for meaningful business growth and long-term value creation for shareholders.' Article content About Cizzle Brands Corporation Article content Cizzle Brands Corporation is a sports nutrition company that is elevating the game in health and wellness. Through extensive collaboration and testing with leading athletes and trainers across several elite sports, Cizzle Brands has launched two leading product lines in the sports nutrition category: (i) CWENCH Hydration™, a better-for-you sports drink that is now carried in over 3,300 locations in Canada, the United States, and Europe; and (ii) Spoken Nutrition, a premium brand of athlete-grade nutraceuticals that carry the prestigious NSF Certified for Sport® qualification. All Cizzle Brands products are designed to help people achieve their best in both competitive sports and in living a healthy, vibrant, active lifestyle. Article content This news release contains 'forward-looking information' which may include, but is not limited to, information with respect to the activities, events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, such as, but not limited to the ability to attract and retain key employees, advisors and directors. Such forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words and phrases such as 'plans', 'expects', 'is expected', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates', or 'believes' or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will' be taken, occur or be achieved. Various assumptions or factors are typically applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking information. Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to the Company.