Catharine L. Midkiff worked for more than 20 years as an Executive with General Electric Capital Corporation in risk management, operations, and finance in its Asia, Europe, and United States markets, retiring in 2017. Prior to this, she served as Vice President and Director in other General Electric entities located in the United States, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Hong Kong. A Certified Public Accountant, Ms. Midkiff has a Bachelor s Degree in Commerce with a specialization in Finance and Accounting from the University of Virginia. She is certified in Six Sigma as a master black belt, the highest-level credential in management techniques to improve business processes, primarily by reducing risks, and has completed numerous specialty programs, such as an asset-based finance program from the University of Pennsylvania s Wharton School and the Commercial Finance Association. Ms. Midkiff was appointed to the Board in 2018. Ms. Midkiff is qualified to serve as a Director due to her broad based experience in accounting, risk management and finance with executive roles in public companies.