Richard Hipple was appointed a Non -Executive Director in November 2018, at which time he was appointed the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hipple served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Materion Corporation, a producer of high -performance advanced engineering materials, from 2006 until his retirement in 2017, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2005 to 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Hipple worked in the steel industry for twenty -six years in numerous capacities, including project engineering, strategic planning, supply chain management, operations, sales and marketing, and executive management. Mr. Hipple has served as a Director of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), a bank -based financial services company, since 2012 and is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. From 2017 through 2025, he served as a Director of Barnes Group, Inc. (NYSE: B), a global industrial manufacturing company, including Chairman of the Board, and a member of the Compensation and Management Development and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Hipple is also a current member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. From 2007 to 2018, Mr. Hipple served on the Board of Ferro Corporation, a supplier of technology -based functional coatings and color solutions. Mr. Hipple is Chair Emeritus and a Trustee of the Cleveland Institute of Music and has served as a Director of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, as well as the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation. Mr. Hipple received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Drexel University. Mr. Hipple s qualifications to be a member of our Board include his extensive executive management and leadership experience with a global manufacturer of high -performance engineered materials, his experience in business development and strategic transformation, and his broad involvement in both domestic and international acquisitions. He also brings experience serving on the boards of other publicly traded companies.