Mr. Jacobson was elected our President and Chief Executive Officer in October 1995 and held both positions until November 2003. He continued to serve as our Chief Executive Officer until November 2005. Mr. Jacobson was elected our Chairman of the Board in January 1998 and became Non-Executive Chairman of the Board in January 2013. Previously, Mr. Jacobson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sid Tool Co., Inc., our predecessor company and current wholly owned and principal operating subsidiary, from June 1982 to November 2005. Mr. Jacobson also served as the Executive Chairman of Ambrosia Holdings, L.P., the holding company of TriMark USA, from June 2022 to January 2024. Mr. Jacobson has been instrumental to our past and ongoing growth, which reflects the values, strategy and vision that Mr. Jacobson contributes. His leadership as Chairman, experience in industrial distribution and strategic input are critically important to the Board. In addition, as one of our principal shareholders, Mr. Jacobson provides critical insight and perspective relating to the Company s shareholders. Mr. Jacobson is the uncle of Erik Gershwind, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. There are no other family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers. Mr. Jacobson served as a director, Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of Juniper Industrial Holdings, Inc. from November 2019 to June 2021 and of Juniper II Corp. from November 2021 to October 2023. Mr. Jacobson previously served as a director of HD Supply Holdings, Inc. from October 2007 to December 2013. Mr. Jacobson is also a Trustee of the New York University School of Law, and he currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of New York Presbyterian Hospital, as well as of the hospital s Executive Committee, Digital Technology Committee, Development Committee and Patient Experience Committee.