Joon Kyung Kim is a Certified Public Accountant and formerly worked at KPMG, having served as National Partner in Charge of KPMG s Korean practice from 2005 to 2019. He has deep experience in auditing, public company board service, risk management, operations and controls across numerous industries, including banking and regulatory compliance. Mr. Kim has been a director on the Board since 2019 and currently serves as the Deputy Lead Independent Director effective May 23, 2024. He was appointed Deputy Lead Independent Director based on his expertise in auditing, risk management and banking and regulatory compliance and his experience serving on other public company boards. Mr. Kim began his career as a field examiner for the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, formerly known as California State Department of Corporations, from 1981 to 1983. He earned his B.S. degree in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley and is a Certified Public Accountant. During Mr. Kim s 36-year tenure at KPMG, he served in various management and partner roles during which he led financial statement audits, operational reviews, credit risk management reviews, and performance improvement, regulatory and internal control advisements across a broad spectrum of industries, including banking, electronics, automotive, trading and distribution. He also conducted strategic consulting projects for international corporations with an emphasis on preparing for disruptive technologies and a rapidly changing global environment. Mr. Kim served on the board of directors of DZS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DZSI) from 2019 to 2025, including as a member of the audit, compensation, and nominating and corporate governance committees.