Mr. William J. Slocum is a managing partner and founder of Presidio Gate Capital, an investment manager founded in 2024 and focused on strategic-block investing in the public- and private-equity markets. Previously, Mr. Slocum was an investment partner at Inclusive Capital Partners, from its founding in 2020 until 2024. From 2022 to 2024, he served on the Board of Directors at Ingevity Corporation, including roles on the Sustainability and Safety Committee, as well as the Audit Committee. Prior to Inclusive Capital Partners, he was a portfolio manager at Golden Gate Capital, which he joined in 2011. Mr. Slocum led public-equity investments for the Golden Gate Capital Opportunity Fund and for the Emerald Gate Equities Portfolio, employing a concentrated, long-term approach across the firm s industry verticals. In addition to his portfolio management role, he served on Golden Gate Capital s private-equity investment review committee, and on the Board of Managers of Williston Financial Group, a title insurance and real-estate technology company licensed in 49 states. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Slocum worked as a vice president at ValueAct Capital Management and Parthenon Capital after starting his career in strategy consulting at Bain & Company. Mr. Slocum was elected to the Board in April of 2021, and serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. Slocum earned a BA in economics and graduated magna cum laude from Williams College, where he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, and he earned an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School. The Nominating Committee believes that based on his experience as a portfolio manager, investor, board director and strategy consultant, Mr. Slocum should serve as a director of the Company.