Robert C. Bernard, age 58, has served as a member of our Board since February 27, 2024. Mr. Bernard is currently employed by CBRE. Since February 2023, Mr. Bernard has served as Chief Sustainability Officer with CBRE. Prior to that, he was Managing Director and Founder of CommonWeath Equity Partners, LLC, a circular economy private equity firm focused on investments that convert highly polluting waste streams into profitable products, from August 2019 to December 2022. He served as a Strategic Advisor, Global Head of Strategic Partnerships, for National Geographic from October 2018 to July 2019 and held various positions as Chief Environmental Strategist, General Manager Global Software Partnerships and Senior Director of Program Management, with Microsoft, a software company, from 1997 to 2018. Mr. Bernard has also been on the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee of Ecore International, a privately held manufacturer of recycled rubber products, since January 2021. Mr. Bernard is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to his leadership and strategy skills, his business acumen and sustainability experience. Mr. Bernard is the Class B director, whose term expires at the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.