Mr. Griffin is a veteran of power plant construction with over 40 years of industry experience. He co-founded Gemma Power Systems, LLC ("Gemma ), which was acquired by Argan in December 2006. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of Gemma. Previously, he held key leadership roles at Gemma, including Vice Chairman (2007 2019) and Chief Executive Officer (2008 2019). Under his leadership, Gemma grew into one of the nation s premier providers of engineering, procurement, and construction services for the power generation market. In recent years, Mr. Griffin has taken on mentoring roles, providing valuable leadership guidance to the executives at both Gemma and Atlantic Projects Company Limited ( APC ), our overseas energy project construction subsidiary. Mr. Griffin brings substantial senior executive experience in the energy-related construction sector. With his long tenure leading our largest operating company, he offers an in-depth, firsthand understanding of our operations and industry dynamics insight that may not be easily gained by independent members of our Board. His extensive experience enables him to contribute meaningfully to the Board s deliberations on strategic direction, business development priorities, identification of future construction opportunities, contract negotiations, and project execution.