Susan E. Cates has served as a member of our Board since November 2024. She previously served on the board of directors of Primo Water from May 2020 to November 2024. Ms. Cates served on the board of former Primo Water Corporation ( Legacy Primo ) for six years prior to its acquisition by Cott Corporation ( Cott ) (which resulting combined entity was Primo Water). She is the Managing Partner of Leeds Illuminate, a growth equity fund investing in portfolio companies with digital platforms in the Education and Workforce Development sectors, which she co-founded in 2020. From 2019 to 2021, Ms. Cates served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of College and University Educators. Prior to that role, from 2016 to 2017, she was the Chief Operating Officer of 2U, Inc., a leading education tech company that provides digital education services to universities around the world. From 2008 to 2020, she held a variety of roles at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including her role as Founding Executive Director of MBA@UNC from 2008 until 2016. She has served as a member of the board of advisors at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill since 2016. Ms. Cates is well qualified to serve on our Board because of her experience with Primo Water and because of her extensive executive, financial, M&A, and digital innovation experience.