Ms. Steinel is the owner of Executive Advisors (2007-present), a business that provides consulting services to chief executives and senior officers and leadership seminars/speeches to various organizations. Prior to creating her own consulting firm, Ms. Steinel was the Executive Vice President of Global Commercial Services of Bearing Point (2002-2007) and a global managing partner for Arthur Andersen s Business Consulting Practice (1984-2002) after beginning her career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen (1977-1984). Ms. Steinel received a BA in Accounting from Rutgers University. Ms. Steinel s public company board service experience includes MTS Systems Corporation (2009-2020). In addition, Ms. Steinel serves as the lead independent director since 2024 of Invesque, Inc., a Toronto stock exchange company that invests in a highly diversified portfolio of properties across the health care spectrum throughout the US and Canada, and serves on the board of DAI, an international development company that tackles fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability, and the Center for Hope & Safety, a nonprofit that assists women and children suffering from domestic violence. Ms. Steinel has been designated by the Board as an audit committee financial expert in accordance with the SEC definition. Skills and Qualifications Ms. Steinel s history as a CPA combined with her more than 35 years of experience in auditing, leadership, leadership development and financial systems provides us with valuable insights on leadership, leadership development, risk management and systems operations. Prior Public Company Directorships: MTS Systems Corporation (until 2020) Committees: Audit Committee (Chair) Compensation Committee