A.H. ("Chip") McElroy II, P.E. was elected as a director of AAON in 2007, and currently serves in the class of directors whose terms will expire at the 2028 Annual Meeting of stockholders. He is Chair of our Governance Committee and serves as a member of our Compensation Committee. Additionally, the Board elected Mr. McElroy as Independent Chairman of the Board at the 2022 Annual Meeting. Since 1997 Mr. McElroy has served as President, CEO and Chairman of McElroy Manufacturing, Inc., a privately held manufacturing company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since 2002, Mr. McElroy has also served as Chairman of Southern Specialties Co., a privately held specialty sheet metal manufacturer. Since 2016, Mr. McElroy has served on the board of directors of Pryer Aerospace, a privately held Tulsa, Oklahoma, based aerospace structural component and sheet metal manufacturer, and from 2016 to June 2019, served on the Advisory Board of HydroHoist Marine Group, a privately held Claremore, Oklahoma, based boat lift manufacturer. Since 2017, Mr. McElroy has served as a member on the local advisory board of directors of Ascension St. John Health System, a healthcare system in northeastern Oklahoma and Southern Kansas. Mr. McElroy is a graduate of the STAGEN Leadership Academy ILP and ALP, YPO International: Integrated Brand Building, Harvard Business School & YPO: High Profit, Go to Market Program, and Harvard Business School & YPO: Sustainable Market Leadership Program. Mr. McElroy holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tulsa.