Paul Fulchino has served as a member of our Board since December 2021. Mr. Fulchino has served as Operating Partner of AE Industrial Partners, LLC since June 2015. In addition, Mr. Fulchino was the Chairman of AEI HorizonX Ventures between 2019 and 2023, where he served on the Executive Committee and the M&A Committee. Mr. Fulchino provides the Board with executive leadership and experience, strategic thinking and extensive knowledge and expertise regarding the commercial aviation industry, the Company s customers and supply base, compensation and human resource matters, and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Fulchino also brings valuable experience as a public company director, assisting Spirit AeroSystems Holdings since 2006 and Wesco Aircraft Holdings from 2008 to 2020 in that role. Prior to his current role, Mr. Fulchino served as a Senior Advisor to Boeing from April 2010 until December 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Fulchino held executive roles, including Chief Executive Officer, at Aviall, in which period Aviall became a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing. Mr. Fulchino was also President and Chief Operating Officer of B/E Aerospace and President and Vice Chairman of Mercer Management Consulting. Mr. Fulchino received a bachelor s degree in Mathematics from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Mr. Fulchino also attended the United States Military Academy at West Point. We believe that Mr. Fulchino s extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and the commercial aviation industry, as well as his executive leadership experience qualifies him to serve as a director on our Board.