Spencer F. Kirk served as the Company s CEO from April 1, 2009 until his retirement on December 31, 2016. In addition, he has served as a director of the Company since its initial public offering in 2004, serving as the Company s Chairman from April 1, 2009 until July 1, 2012. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as the Company s President from September 2007 to April 2009 and as an Executive Vice President of the Company s predecessor from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Kirk is the Company s largest private individual stockholder. In addition to his contributions to the Company, Mr. Kirk founded Kirk Humanitarian with his wife, Kristen, in 2002, with the mission of improving global maternal health and birth outcomes. He currently serves full-time as Managing Director and, through his leadership, the family foundation has purchased and donated more than 6.6 billion UNIMMAP MMS prenatal vitamin doses to pregnant women in low-and middle-income countries worldwide. Before his involvement with the Company, Mr. Kirk co-founded Megahertz Corporation in 1985, which became the leading manufacturer of modems for laptop computers in the world. With Mr. Kirk serving as Chairman and CEO, Megahertz grew from a basement operation to the leading supplier of solution-oriented mobile data communications products. Megahertz went public in 1993 and in 1995 was acquired by US Robotics, which was later acquired by 3Com Corporation. Mr. Kirk holds a B.A. in finance and an M.B.A. from the University of Utah. Mr. Kirk has been a member of our board of directors since August 2004.