Mr. David P. Spalding is presented as a nominee to serve as a director. Mr. Spalding joined Iowa State University as the fifth Dean of the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business in August 2013 and retired from that position in June 2025. In addition, he served as the Vice President for Economic Development and Industry Relations starting in July 2018 and continues to serve in that role. At Iowa State, Mr. Spalding also served as Interim Senior Vice President Operations and Finance from July to September 2024 and Interim President from January to February 2026. Before arriving at Iowa State in August 2013, he served for eight years at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Most recently, Mr. Spalding served as Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor to Dartmouth s President. Before Dartmouth, he had a 29-year career in finance in New York City. He was most recently Vice Chairman of The Cypress Group LLC, a private equity firm that he co-founded and co-managed. He has served on a variety of corporate and nonprofit boards over his career, including 18 years on the board of Lear Corporation, a Fortune 250 company.