Mr. Joseph Slattery has been a member of our Board since 2017. He previously served as our lead independent director from March 2019 until March 31, 2020. Mr. Slattery served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Asensus Surgical, Inc. from October 2013 through December 2019. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Slattery served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Baxano Surgical, Inc. Previously, from 1996 to 2007, Mr. Slattery served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Digene Corporation, including as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Information Systems from 2006 to 2007. Mr. Slattery currently serves on the board of directors of CVRx Inc. since October 2008 and ImageneBio, Inc. since October 2025. Previously, he served as a director of Morphic Therapeutic, Inc., Omega Alpha SPAC, Baxano Surgical, Inc., Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. and Micromet, Inc. Mr. Slattery received a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley University and is a certified public accountant. We believe Mr. Slattery is qualified to serve on our Board based on his experience in public accounting and financial expertise.