Bill Carpenter has served as a director of the Company since January 2020 and as Chair of the board since 2022. He is an accomplished health care executive who most recently served as director and Chief Executive Officer of LifePoint Health (formerly Nasdaq: LPNT) from 2006 to 2018, and Chairman of the board of LifePoint Health from 2010 to 2018. He continued as a member of the board until 2020. Mr. Carpenter was a founding employee of LifePoint Health, which was formed in 1999. Prior to joining LifePoint, Mr. Carpenter was a partner at the law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP (now Holland & Knight LLP), where his practice consisted primarily of corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and health care regulatory matters. Mr. Carpenter has served in leadership positions for many influential industry organizations. He is a past member of the board of directors of the American Hospital Association, and the past Chair of the boards of directors of Federation of American Hospitals and Nashville Health Care Council, and past member of the boards of directors of Nashville Public Radio and NashvilleHealth. Mr. Carpenter currently serves as Chair of the board of trustees of Montgomery Bell Academy and as an advisory board member of Voices for a Safer Tennessee. A recognized leader in the healthcare industry, he has appeared numerous times on Modern Healthcare magazine's annual "100 Most Influential People in Healthcare" list, and he received the Nashville Business Journal's 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. We believe that Mr. Carpenter s service as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of LifePoint Health has given him leadership experience, business acumen, and financial expertise that is beneficial to our board and the Company. Furthermore, his legal and corporate governance experience, as well as his knowledge of the Nashville community, make him a valuable addition to our board of directors.