Chris J. Stephens Jr. was appointed an independent Director of the Company in March 2024. He serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee. He previously served on the Board of Directors of PGT Innovations (NYSE: PGTI) ("PGTI"), a national leader in premium windows and doors, from 2023 until PGTI was acquired by MITER Brands in early 2024. He is also a member of Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business Advisory Board. Mr. Stephens is a seasoned, global industrial leader. He served as SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Sealed Air from January 2021 until his retirement in April 2023. Prior to Sealed Air, he served as SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Barnes Group. In his Chief Financial Officer roles, he was a critical leader driving strategic transformation to deliver growth and operating leverage. Prior to his time at the Barnes Group, Mr. Stephens also served in a variety of Finance and P&L leadership roles at Boeing and Honeywell. He has demonstrated an extensive career track record in financial leadership and business transformation knowledge, including mergers and acquisitions across the aerospace, industrial and manufacturing sectors. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Stephens earned an MBA from Virginia Tech's Pamplin School of Business and a bachelor's degree in accounting from King's College. Mr. Stephens is an audit committee financial expert on our Board and his qualifications to serve on the Board include his senior leadership and public company board and governance experience, his 35 years of experience in financial and operational leadership and his track record of executing business transformation and growth both organically and through M&A in attractive target end markets.