Todd R. Schnuck is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1939 Group, Inc, Festival Foods, Hometown Grocers since September 2025 and Schnuck Markets, Inc. since October 2014; from 2006 to 2014 served as President and Chief Operating Officer; and prior to 2006, served as Chief Financial Officer. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1939 Group Inc, Festival Foods Hometown Grocer, and Schnuck Markets, Inc., Mr. Schnuck brings to the Board a unique perspective from a consumer driven industry that faces many of the same issues that the Company faces, such as selection of retail locations, geographic expansion, and customer loyalty. With stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin, 1939 Group, Inc. operates in much of the same footprint as the Company. A graduate of the University of Virginia with an M.B.A. from Cornell, Mr. Schnuck had several years experience in the investment banking profession before joining the family-owned business and serving as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer prior to his current position. Mr. Schnuck has previously served as an advisory director of Commerce Bank.