Gerard Creagh was elected as one of our Class I Directors effective as of April 1, 2010. Since December 2023, Mr. Creagh has served as Chief Executive Officer and previously from December 2019 had served as Chief Administrative Officer of Brosnan Risk Consultants, a privately held provider of technology-driven security services. Brosnan sold substantially all of its assets to a third party in December 2024, but Mr. Creagh remains on as Chief Executive Officer of the surviving entity to manage its remaining assets and liabilities. Since May 2011, Mr. Creagh has served as a Managing Partner at CVC Advisers LLC, a financial consulting firm. From September 2005 through April 2010, Mr. Creagh served as the President and a member of the Board of Directors of Duff & Phelps Corporation. From September 2005 to September 2007, Mr. Creagh served as President of Duff & Phelps Acquisitions, LLC. Prior to its merger with Duff & Phelps in September 2005, Mr. Creagh served as executive managing director of Standard & Poor s Corporate Value Consulting practice. Mr. Creagh joined Standard & Poor s from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he held the position of North American Valuation Services practice leader. Mr. Creagh previously served as the U.S. leader for the Valuation Practice of Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Creagh has a Bachelor s Degree and Master s Degree in mechanical engineering from Manhattan College and has an M.B.A. in finance from New York University s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. The Board believes that Mr. Creagh s experience and qualifications, including, among other things, his experience in the oversight of risk management policies and procedures, his significant background as a lead corporate executive and his prior board experience with other companies, make him a valuable member of the Board.