Kathleen A. Merrill has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2019. She is a retired Chief Information Officer and Executive Advisor of Southwest Airlines, a role she held from 2017 until December 2024. In this capacity, Ms. Merrill oversaw key strategic initiatives, including advising senior leadership on the company's technology roadmap and five-year strategic plan, optimizing workflow processes for the technology supply chain, and mentoring the incoming Chief Information Officer. Prior to this role, Ms. Merrill served as Vice President of Business Transformation, Corporate Delivery and Technology from 2012 to 2017, as well as Vice President of Strategic Planning and Implementation from 2008 to 2012. She also held various technology leadership roles at Southwest Airlines before 2008. Before joining Southwest Airlines in 2004, Ms. Merrill held positions at American Airlines and Capital One Auto Finance. In 2025, Ms. Merrill was appointed to the Board of Directors of Accelya, a global provider of airline-retailing and technology solutions. Ms. Merrill holds a B.B.A. in Marketing from the University of North Texas. Our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. Merrill s qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors include her extensive executive experience in the travel industry and her deep expertise in the field of technology.