Latriece Watkins has served as a member of our board of directors since 2021. Ms. Watkins is President and CEO of Sam s Club, a unit of Walmart Inc. Immediately prior to that she was Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer for Walmart U.S. Before that role, Ms. Watkins was Executive Vice President of the Consumables division. She plays a pivotal role in driving Walmart s business success and in shaping the future of retailing for the enterprise. Over the course of her career, Ms. Watkins has held several key leadership positions in merchandising, human resources and store operations, and began at Walmart in the company s real estate division as an intern. Ms. Watkins graduated from Spelman College with a B.A. in political science and received a J.D. at the University of Arkansas law school. Ms. Watkins qualifications as a director include her professional background and experience, previously held senior-executive level positions, her service on other private company boards, her leadership skills developed while leading large organizations, and the breadth of her leadership experience, which includes merchandising, human resources, operations, real estate disposition and development and enterprise-level cultural change and transformation.