Douglas A. Kaye III, age 57, is a nominee for election to the Board for the first time via this proxy statement. Experience : Mr. Kaye joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer in December, 2024. Prior to that, over a period of 13 years, he served in a variety of senior leadership roles at Albaugh, LLC (a top ten global crop protection company), including President, North America (the largest region at Albaugh), Group Chief Commercial Officer (overseeing commercial activities in North America, Europe, Brazil, Argentina, and Latin America) and President of the European region. Prior to his work at Albaugh, Dak was the CFO and a Director at a non-crop subsidiary of the crop protection company, Adama, and previously held the role of Co-CEO at an international automotive logistics organization. Mr. Kaye began his career at Arthur Andersen, LLP. He has a Masters of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, both from Auburn University. Mr. Kaye was recently elected to the Executive Board of the industry group CropLife America (CLA).