Mr. Thaxton is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nordson Corporation (Nasdaq: NDSN), a publicly traded industrial technology company focused on precision dispensing, fluid management, and related processes with operations in nearly 40 countries. Mr. Thaxton retired from Nordson in 2020. He had more than thirty years of experience with Nordson, serving in various domestic and international financial management and leadership roles after beginning his career with a Big Four public accounting firm. Mr. Thaxton also serves on the board of the non-profit Lorain County Community College Foundation, serving as Treasurer of the Executive Committee, and is a member of the Finance, Audit, and Compliance Committees. Mr. Thaxton is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). Mr. Thaxton received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Miami University and his MBA in international management from Baldwin Wallace University. Mr. Thaxton s experience adds significant financial, accounting, capital structure, and SEC reporting expertise to the Board, and his financial leadership in a global industrial technology company provides the Board expertise in the electronics manufacturing services sector.