Mr. Hamilton has served on our Board since February 2025. John is a Partner at Varo Capital (private investment firm focused on the industrial technology market). At Varo Capital, John leads the firm s investment activities across the industrial technology market, including identifying, sourcing and evaluating new opportunities and working collaboratively with management teams to execute on organic and inorganic growth strategies. Prior to founding Varo in 2025, John was a Vice President at Trive Capital since 2020, where he focused on the firm s investments in the aerospace, defense, government services, semiconductor and industrial technology sectors. His responsibilities as a Vice President at Trive further included identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, performing transaction due diligence, and working with management teams to implement growth strategies. John previously served on the board of directors of Accelint (a privately-held engineering company specializing in solutions that improve affordability and mission readiness for complex defense systems), Independent Forgings & Alloys (a private integrated manufacturer of complex, multi-step forgings with a focus on advanced alloys and the hot sections of commercial aero engines and military defense systems) and Systems Innovation Engineering (a privately-held engineering company specializing in solutions that improve affordability and mission readiness for complex defense systems). Prior to joining Trive, John was an Analyst at Moelis & Company from 2018 to 2020 where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Hamilton graduated from Southern Methodist University where he earned a BBA in Finance. We believe Mr. Hamilton s extensive knowledge of aerospace, defense, government services and industrial technology sectors provides valuable insight to our Board.