ZARRELL GRAY, a director , serves as a director and Chair of the Nominating Committee. He is Executive Advisor to Teays River, a U.S.-based holding company focused on production-based, vertically integrated agricultural businesses, with assets and operations spanning 23 states and 10 countries. Previously, Mr. Gray served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Teays River from 2007 to 2021. He has served on multiple private company boards and brings deep experience in investment committee oversight, due diligence, and the structuring and raising of capital and debt facilities. Before joining Teays River, Mr. Gray spent more than 17 years in the hybrid seed industry. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University. Mr. Gray brings more than 18 years as a senior executive in the formation and growth of a large-scale holding company. Mr. Gray has served on multiple private corporate boards, each with sales in the hundreds of millions or greater. He also has extensive experience in investment committees, diligence processes, and various acquisition execution responsibilities and has been engaged in raising capital and debt facilities, each in excess of a billion dollars. Over his career he developed a unique and broad global network of investors, bankers, and operators. We believe that Mr. Gray's vast experience will enable us to advance our long-term strategic growth plan.