Mr. Ellett is the President of Excel Truck Group, a dealer and distributor for Freightliner and Mack trucks and Wabash National trailers with offices in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina and the President of Excel Equipment, a Case construction dealer and distributor with facilities in Virginia. Mr. Ellett has held various leadership roles at Excel Truck Group since 1997 and has been President of Excel and its predecessor companies since 2003. Before that he served in a variety of roles at Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1993 to 1997. He was a Supply Corps officer in the United States Navy from 1989 to 1991. In January 2026, he was appointed to serve on the board of directors of RGC Resources, Inc. He also serves as Chair of the Virginia Western Community College Foundation Board and as a board member of the Virginia Foundation For Independent Colleges, the North Carolina Auto Dealers Association, the Virginia Trucking Association and the Taubman Museum of Art. He is the past Chairman of the Business Council of the Roanoke/Blacksburg Region, a past board member of the South Carolina Trucking Association, and a past board member and former Board Chairman of North Cross School. Mr. Ellett received his B.A. in English from the University of Virginia and his M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Mr. Ellett s executive-level experience running a multi-state business and his strong connections to Virginia allow him to contribute substantially to our Board.