Leadership

Management

Fred Wagenhals

Founder & Executive Chairman

If ever there is a testimony to the all-American success story, inventor and entrepreneur Fred Wagenhals has lived it. In a career spanning more than five decades, Wagenhals, by the age of 21, had established his reputation as an innovator with the various inventions he designed, built, and patented. Those inventions included a two-man, jet-pumped boat design used in jet ski watercrafts; 1:3-scale, gas-powered mini-cars used in various television shows and films; a computerized motor that powered the mechanical bulls popularized by the 1980 move Urban Cowboy, the Jolly Rancher motorized stagecoach; and the NASCAR die-cast miniature collectable cars, to name a few...Founder & Executive Ch

Jared R. Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Jared R. Smith is Chief Executive Officer since July 2023 and joined AMMO, Inc. in January 2023 as COO and President, bringing a wealth of management and C-Suite experience to the AMMO team. For the five years preceding joining AMMO, Jared was General Manager with Fiocchi of America, a global manufacturer of premium ammunition for competition, hunting and defense applications. During his tenure with Fiocchi, Jared initially served as the Director of Procurement and Supply Chain, and subsequently, the Vice President-International Strategy and Development. As Fiocchi’s GM, Jared maintained full P&L ownership and managed separate manufacturing operations while overseeing three acquisition

Paul Kasowski

Chief Financial Officer

Paul Kasowski was named the Company's CFO on September 20, 2024. Before being named the CFO, Mr. Kasowski was the Company's Chief Compliance and Transformation Officer from January 2024 to September 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kasowski held the role of SVP, Business Transformation for Kinder’s Seasonings & Sauces from January 2022 to July 2023 where he professionalized financial reporting and implemented margin improvement projects while building a winning culture for this high growth brand. Previously, from December 2020 to December 2021, he was CFO for Arizona Natural Resources, a privately owned manufacturer of premium beauty care products where he oversaw finance,

Tod Wagenhals

Executive Vice President

Mr. Wagenhals has been AMMO’s Executive Vice President since 2016 and has significant experience in marketing and contract manufacturing, as well as overseeing companies’ day- to- day operations and production. He oversaw the construction and completion of AMMO’s 185,000 square foot world-class ammunition manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, WI, which opened on September 22, 2022. In 1992 Mr. Wagenhals was appointed Executive Vice President, Secretary, and a Director of Action Performance Companies, Inc., (Nasdaq: ACTN) a leader in the design, marketing and distribution of licensed motorsports collectibles and merchandising. His responsibilities included managing the day-to-day operati

Anthony Tate

Vice President of Sales & Marketing

Anthony Tate joined AMMO Inc. in March of 2020 with more than a decade of experience in the shooting sports industry. Currently, Mr. Tate serves as AMMO’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, responsible for managing all brands, distribution channels, and deployment of sales. Previously, Mr. Tate served as Director of Sales, responsible for managing the company’s key accounts, business development strategies and supplier relationships worldwide. As the Director of Sales and currently VP of Sales & Marketing at AMMO, Tate has generated over $500 million in revenue during his 4-year tenure. Before joining AMMO Inc, Mr. Tate represented hundreds of industry leading firearm and ammun

Beth Cross

Chief Operating Officer - GunBroker.com®

Beth Cross is a highly accomplished executive with more than 20 years of multi-channel online and big-box retail experience. Her expertise of consumer purchase behaviors from her decades of advancements at retail box stores including Walmart, Bi-Mart and Sportsman’s Warehouse was imperative to bring GunBroker.com to the next level. Ms. Cross began her retail career in 1998 spending 12 years in leadership roles within store operations focusing on visual merchandising, freight management, and customer relationships. She spent nine years in merchandising roles negotiating contracts and using analytics and marketing to drive record sales. Her vision to infuse efficiencies increased sales at ev

Board of Directors

Fred Wagenhals

Founder & Executive Chairman

Jared R. Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Russell William "Rusty" Wallace, Jr.

Russell William “Rusty” Wallace, Jr. has been a director of our company since June 2017. Mr. Wallace is the principal shareholder of the Rusty Wallace Automotive Group, a group of eight automotive dealerships located in Eastern Tennessee, and owns Rusty Wallace Racing, which has fielded entrees in the NASCAR Cup Series. Mr. Wallace competed in NASCAR races for more than 16 years and had 55 victories prior to his retirement in 2005. Mr. Wallace serves as an analyst for ABC and ESPN. He is a member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the International Motorsports, Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, and the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

Richard Childress

Richard Childress, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Richard Childress Racing (RCR) began his operation in 1969 as a one-man team and has since grown RCR into one of the most-respected organizations in NASCAR, with close to 400 team members supporting full-time operations in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. Childress, his career and contributions to the sport of NASCAR were celebrated throughout the stock car racing community as he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2017. He has also been honored by the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame (2016), Motorsports Hall of Fame (2016), National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame (2012), International Moto

Jessica Lockett

Ms. Lockett is a corporate and securities law attorney with a focus on representing public and private companies at various stages of development with corporate governance and securities regulations compliance matters, including Securities Act and Exchange Act reporting. Ms. Lockett also has experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, financing, fundraising activities, and going public transactions. Ms. Lockett earned her J.D., cum laude, from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2012 and received the CALI and Witkin Awards in Securities Regulations from Cal Western School of Law. Ms. Lockett graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a law minor. Ms. Locket

Steve F. Urvan

Steve F. Urvan has been a director and employee of our company since April 2021. Mr. Urvan has been the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of BitRail, a compliant payments infrastructure, since February of 2018. Mr. Urvan founded Gunbroker.com in 1999 and was the Chief Executive Officer until April of 2021 when the Company acquired the asset. Mr. Urvan has spent over 20 years as an entrepreneur, advisor, and investor with a passion for building and growing companies across various industries, but always with a focus of technology as a core or enabler. Mr. Urvan remains active in other companies that he founded including Outdoors.com Digital Media, an outdoor lifestyle website, App Cohesion,

Christos Tsentas

Christos Tsentas serves as a Partner of Albion River LLC, a private direct investment firm, with a focus on aerospace, defense and government related opportunities. Earlier, he served as an investment banker at KippsDeSanto & Co., an M&A advisory firm focused on the aerospace and defense markets. Mr. Tsentas has served on the board of directors of Magpul Industries Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of firearms accessories and outdoor lifestyle products. Mr. Tsentas holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

Wayne Walker

Wayne Walker has served as President of Walker Nell Partners, Inc., an international business consulting firm since its founding in 2004. Earlier in his career, Mr. Walker served as Partner at ParenteBeard LLC, an accounting firm, from 2001 to 2004 and as Senior Legal Counsel at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company from 1984 to 1998. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP), a global public safety technology and services company, since 2018 and currently serves as chairman of the board, Petro Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTPI), a men’s health company, since 2020, AYRO, Inc. (NASDAQ: AYRO), a designer and producer of all-electric vehicles, s

Randy Luth

Randy Luth has been a driving force in the firearm industry for nearly 40 years and currently serves as the president of LUTH-AR, LLC, the company he founded in 2013 to create innovative products for the AR-15 market. LUTH-AR, LLC is a supplier and manufacturer of AR parts, handguards, grips and affordable accessories and components for AR-15 rifles. Previously, Mr. Luth founded DPMS & Panther Arms in 1986 and led the company to become one of the leading manufacturers in the world. Holding nine patents and numerous industry-leading innovations, DPMS & Panther Arms is regarded as one of the pioneers behind the growth and popularity of the AR-15 market.