Timothy J. Flynn has served as a director of the Company since October 2020 and of Topco since July 2014. Mr. Flynn is currently an advisory partner with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. ( LGP ). Prior to joining LGP in 2003, Mr. Flynn had been a director in the investment banking department of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), a financial services company, which he joined in 2000 following CSFB s acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ), an investment bank. Mr. Flynn had been with DLJ since 1996 and had previously worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions group at Paine Webber Inc., a financial services company. Mr. Flynn also serves on the boards of the following companies or their affiliates: The Wrench Group, Veritext Legal Solutions, Insight Global and OMNIA Partners, and has served on the boards of CCC Information Services, United States Infrastructure Corp., Pye Barker, The Container Store, and Tank Holdings Corp., among others. Mr. Flynn served as the chair of The Container Store s culture and compensation committee. He received his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Brown University. We believe Mr. Flynn is qualified to serve as a director due to his particular knowledge and experience in accounting, finance and capital structure, strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations, retail businesses and board practices of other major corporations.