Deborah Andrews, age 68, serves as Interim Co-CEO and Chief Financial Officer. Effective February 1, 2026, Ms. Andrews was appointed Interim Co-CEO, to serve alongside Mr. Foust, while the Company conducts a global search for its next CEO. Ms. Andrews also serves as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Andrews joined STAAR in March 2025 as Interim Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2025. In this role, Ms. Andrews oversees STAAR's finance, accounting, and internal audit functions, as well as information technology. She most recently served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, from September 2017 until her retirement in June 2020, after serving as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since 2013. Ms. Andrews also served as the Company's Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 2005 to 2013, as its Global Controller from 2001 to 2005, and as its Vice President, International Finance from 1999 to 2001. Since April 2014, Ms. Andrews has served on the Board of Directors of Lineage Cell Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused in the field of regenerative medicine. She currently serves as its Audit Committee Chair and has previously served as its Compensation Committee Chair. Ms. Andrews spent three years from 1991 to 1994 as an accountant for KPMG. Ms. Andrews holds a B.S. degree in accounting from California State University at San Bernardino.