CleanCore Solutions (ZONE) Appoints Tyler Hassen as CEO to Lead AI Infrastructure Buildout

Company has signed Non-Binding Letter of Intent (LOI) for an initial data center project

Alex Spiro serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors

OMAHA, Neb., June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) ("CleanCore" or the "Company") today announced that Tyler Hassen has been appointed Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board"). Under Hassen's leadership, the Company will focus on building critical AI infrastructure across the United States. Formerly backed by the Dogecoin Foundation in partnership, the Company will move away from its cleaning products business and its previously announced Dogecoin treasury strategy. The Company also announced that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") to develop a data center project in the Midwest.

Hassen brings over two decades of experience across the energy, industrial, and government sectors. Most recently, he served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Policy, Management & Budget at the U.S. Department of the Interior under Secretary Doug Burgum, and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Basin Holdings, a diversified energy and industrial business. His experience navigating industrial operations, permitting processes, and strategic partnerships in these sectors will help position CleanCore Solutions to execute and transition the business to meet the growing AI infrastructure demand.

"Compute has become one of the most valuable resources in the world, and the demand for power, land and infrastructure it requires is unprecedented, and only continues to accelerate,"  said Tyler Hassen, newly appointed CEO. "We believe that our transition positions us to be a foundational player in the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy."

The Company is actively evaluating additional development opportunities across rural and industrial areas of the United States, as it expands its pipeline to bring data centers and campuses online.

About CleanCore Solutions, Inc.
CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) is building the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy. Through a growing pipeline of projects, ZONE aims to help meet the increasing demand for compute capacity, power, and digital infrastructure required by the world's leading AI companies.

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SOURCE CleanCore Solutions (NYSE AMERICAN: ZONE)