Ramesh Jayaraman (50) has served as President and CEO of Daktronics and a Director since February 1, 2026 and as an executive of the Company from December 10, 2025 until February 1, 2026. Prior to joining Daktronics, Mr. Jayaraman served as Senior Vice President, Bosch Home Comfort for the Johnson Controls HVAC R&LC Acquisition (Americas), where he led regional integration planning and growth initiatives to build a global champion in the HVAC industry, from November 2024 to August 2025. From April 2021 to October 2024, he served as Regional President of Bosch Building Technologies, where he was responsible for overseeing various functions, including global end-to-end Audio Communications Business Unit, the North America products business, and the Integrator Business Unit for North America, where he led the organization s security, safety, energy services and building management systems business segments with operations spanning across the United States and Canada. Prior to joining Bosch, Mr. Jayaraman served as Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific, at Harman Professional Solutions, a provider of professional audio, video, and lighting technologies, from September 2016 to April 2021. Mr. Jayaraman holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering. The Board believes that Mr. Jayaraman s experience as a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of experience leading complex global operations and business transformations across North America, Europe, and Asia, including in various senior executive roles over the past five years with the Bosch Group, as well as his knowledge of the Company s operations and executive management experience in our business qualifies him for service on the Board.