Andrew Robinson has served as our Chief Executive Officer since May 2020, as Chairman of our Board since December 2023, and as a member of our Board since July 2020. Prior to joining Skyward Specialty, Mr. Robinson was an Executive in Residence then Senior Advisor at Oak HC/FT, a venture and growth equity firm, including serving as Co-Chief Executive Officer then as Executive Chair at Groundspeed Analytics, and as Chair of Clara Analytics, both insurance technology companies funded by Oak HC/FT. From January 2017 to July 2017, Mr. Robinson served as the Global Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Crawford & Company, a claims management solutions business. Mr. Robinson oversaw Crawford & Company's four businesses with revenues of $1.1 billion and over 8,000 employees. Mr. Robinson's experience also includes over ten years with The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. ("Hanover"), an insurance company, where he rose to President of Specialty Insurance, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Risk Officer. While at Hanover, his responsibilities included all aspects of the company's U.S. specialty businesses, including profit and loss and strategic and operational oversight. He was also responsible for acquisitions, divestitures, business integration, and enterprise risk management for the broader enterprise. Prior to his time at Hanover, he was the Managing Partner of Global Insurance at Diamond (now PWC) Consulting. Mr. Robinson also serves on the board of McLarens, Inc., a global insurance services company. Mr. Robinson previously served on the board of directors of Chaucer Plc, a Lloyd's of London managing agency. Mr. Robinson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Clarkson University. Mr. Robinson is a highly experienced and successful global insurance executive with a 30-year track record of growth, financial improvement, and strategic and operational leadership. We believe Mr. Robinson is qualified to serve as a member of our Board based on our review of his experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, including his executive leadership experience in the insurance, claims management and technology industries.