Independent Director Age : 64 Director Since: May 2022 Committees: Governance, Compensation Other Public Boards: None Education: B.S. (health sciences management), University of Missouri; M.B.A., Saint Louis University; Masters of Health Administration, Saint Louis University Term Expires: 2025 Career Highlights President and Chief Executive Officer of SSM Health, an integrated multi-state health system with more than 40,000 employees and 35 hospitals, medical group, health plan and pharmacy benefit management company, 2017 to present Former Chairperson of Catholic Health Association of the United States, representing more than 600 hospitals and 1,600 long-term care and other health facilities in all 50 states, 2018 to 2024 Board Director, American Hospital Association, 2024 to present Served on the Board of Directors for Nuance Communications, a multinational computer technology company acquired by Microsoft Corp., 2017-2022 Previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Intermountain Health, an integrated multi-state health system with 24 hospitals, 2012 to 2017 Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare for the past seven years Qualifications of Particular Relevance to Merit Ms. Kaiser is a seasoned executive with more than 35 years of experience in the healthcare industry. The Board believes her senior leadership experience in healthcare and her consistent delivery of operational results, strategic expertise, market growth and innovative partnerships with organizations such as Costco, Medica, Civica and Siemens, enable her to provide valuable industry and organizational perspective to the Board and the Company s management team. The Board also believes Ms. Kaiser s deep industry experience allows her to provide insight regarding merger and acquisition opportunities and transactions, regulatory initiatives and compliance, and governmental policies.