Mr. Platt, our Lead Director, has currently served as a director of the Company since 2022 in addition to serving as a director of Greenlight Re. Mr. Platt previously also served as a director of the Company and Greenlight Re from 2004 until 2021. Mr. Platt is an active investor as the general partner at Thorn Partners, LP, a family limited partnership, since 1997. Mr. Platt s career at Johnson and Higgins, or J&H, a global insurance broker and employee benefits consultant, spanned 27 years until the sale of J&H to Marsh & McLennan Companies in March 1997. At the time of the sale of J&H, Mr. Platt was an owner, director and executive vice president responsible for North America and marketing and sales worldwide. Mr. Platt was head of the operating committee and a member of the executive committee at J&H. Education: Mr. Platt received his B.A. from Manhattan College in 1968 and his J.D. from Fordham University Law School in 1971. Mr. Platt also attended Harvard Business School s Advanced Management Program in 1983. Mr. Platt is a member of the New York State Bar Association. Directorships: Mr. Platt served as a trustee of the BlackRock Multi Asset Board (MAB) funds and predecessor funds from 1999 to December 2022. He served on the board of CNX Resources, a natural gas company from 2016 to 2017. He served as a director of Consol Energy Inc. (NYSE:CEIX), a NYSE listed company from 2017 to January 2025. Mr. Platt serves as a director on the board of Core Natural Resources (a merger of Consol Energy and Arch Resources) from January 2025 to present. Mr. Platt has also served on many private and non-for-profit entities. Qualifications: Mr. Platt has substantial executive experience, insurance industry knowledge and compensation and benefits expertise. Having served as the Lead Director of our Board from 2004 to 2021, and reinstated in 2022 as Lead Director, he adds to the mix of experiences on our Board that promote a robust and deliberative decision-making process. His prior leadership roles with the Company, as well as experiences and leadership roles with other public companies in other industries, enable him to provide valuable contributions and diverse perspective to our Board and its committees.