Laura Shapira Karet, one of our directors since June 2023, has over 30 years of experience in the grocery and consumer products industries. Ms. Karet is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Who Brew, LLC formed in 2023, a franchisee of the fast-growing 7 Brew brand. From 2012 to 2023, Ms. Karet served as the Chief Executive Officer of Giant Eagle, one of the nation's largest retailers with approximately 32,000 team members and $11 billion in annual sales. She also served as the chairman of Giant Eagle's board of directors. From 2000 to 2012, Ms. Karet served in a variety of executive roles at Giant Eagle, including leading merchandising, store operations, the convenience store business, the pharmacy business and strategy. Ms. Karet started the extremely successful GetGo convenience store brand and grew it to approximately 275 stores. During her tenure at Giant Eagle, Ms. Karet was noted for a variety of innovations, including enhancing manufacturing and fresh food production capabilities that led to expanded product offerings. She also focused on applying next generation technologies such A.I., robotics, and automation to retail, e-commerce, customer behavior and supply chains to streamline operations in stores and online. Prior to joining Giant Eagle, Ms. Karet was a marketing executive at the Sara Lee Corporation from 1997 to 2000 and a brand manager at the Procter & Gamble Company from 1990 to 1997, where she oversaw such household names as Secret antiperspirant, Folgers coffee, and Crisco. Ms. Karet is a Trustee for the Brookings Institution and the Committee for Economic Development and she serves on the board of the Crane Group, Inc., a fourth generation family office operating several diversified companies. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Karet holds a bachelor's degree in English from Amherst College. We believe that Ms. Karet's significant retail experience provides our Board with an important resource with respect to our store operations, marketing and merchandising.