Mr. Hatchell founded Hatchellco, LLC (a consulting firm specializing in corporate strategy and merger monitoring) in 2015 and serves as the Manager of such company. Mr. Hatchell served as President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of The Pantry Inc. (a chain of convenience stores) from March 2012 until March 2015. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Alex Lee Inc. (a food retail and distribution company) headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, which is a holding company of Lowe s Food Stores, Merchants Distributors, Inc. and Institution Food House. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Alex Lee Inc. from 1995 to 2012; President of Lowes Food Stores, Inc., a division of Alex Lee Inc., from 1989 to 1995; Group Vice President of Merchandising and Store Operations from 1986 to 1989 for H.E. Butt Grocery Company in San Antonio, Texas; and President of Merchants Distributors, Inc., from 1980 to 1986. Mr. Hatchell was with Western Grocers (Super Valu) in Denver, Colorado from 1972 to 1980 serving in several positions rising to Vice President, General Manager. Previously, Mr. Hatchell served on the Board of Directors at Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. from 2020 to 2024 and was Chairman of the Board of Directors at the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) and was also a member of the Wake Forest University Schools of Business Board until November 2019. Mr. Hatchell s extensive operational experience related to grocery and convenience store retailing, logistics, as well as his direct financial oversight of The Pantry Inc. and Alex Lee Inc. give him insight into the specific challenges and risks faced by the grocery industry, which provides an important perspective as well as industry experience that is vital to the Board.