Kevin Brewer has served as a director since March 2024. Mr. Brewer served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Global Operations for Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ( Axcelis ), a world-leading provider of equipment and services to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, from July 2013 until October of 2023, and had previously served in several other senior level positions at Axcelis since 1999, including Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Operations. Prior to joining Axcelis, Mr. Brewer held a variety of senior management positions at Raytheon Company. Mr. Brewer holds an M.B.A from Southern New Hampshire University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Mr. Brewer brings to the Board over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor and high-tech industries along with a deep functional expertise in finance. Mr. Brewer is an accomplished executive with broad corporate finance, operations and engineering experience in the design and build of complex products for semiconductor capital equipment, aerospace, and defense industries. The Board has determined that Mr. Brewer meets the financial sophistication requirements of the Nasdaq s listing standards. Mr. Brewer s top three skills identified in our Board skills assessment are Financial and Risk Management, Manufacturing Operations and Related Industry.