Martin D. McNulty, Jr. has served as a director and the Company's Chief Executive Officer since February 2024, and as its Chief Operating Officer and Head of M&A since March 2022. He previously served as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer from November 2022 through February 2024. Prior to joining Acacia, Mr. McNulty served as a Managing Director at Starboard Value, and the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Starboard Value Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: SVACU) from June 2020 until the completion of its merger with Cyxtera Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: CYXT) in February 2021. From September 2013 until May 2020, Mr. McNulty was a Managing Director at Starr Investment Holdings LLC, an investment adviser investing in software and tech-enabled services businesses, where he was responsible for identifying, evaluating, executing, and managing control-oriented private investments. Mr. McNulty previously served as Vice President at Metalmark Capital Holdings, LLC, a growth equity investment firm providing capital and strategic support to business owners and executives, and Vice President at Citigroup Venture Capital Ltd., a US based private equity firm. Mr. McNulty holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. We believe that Mr. McNulty's extensive financial background and leadership, business and acquisition experience makes him well qualified to serve on the Board.