Mr. Vernon served as our Lead Independent Director from May 2016 to February 2026. Mr. Vernon served as the Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., a food products company, from 2012 to 2014 and also served as its Senior Advisor through May 2015. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Vernon served as the President of Kraft Foods North America and an Executive Vice President of Kraft Foods. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Vernon served as the healthcare industry partner for Ripplewood Holdings, a private equity firm. From 1982 to 2006, Mr. Vernon held various roles at Johnson & Johnson. He served as company Group Chairman of DePuy Orthopaedics, a provider of orthopedic products and services, from 2004 to 2005, President of Centocor, a biotechnology company, from 2001 to 2004, President of McNeil Consumer Pharmaceuticals and Nutritionals, Worldwide, an OTC and nutritional products company, from 1999 to 2001 and President of The Johnson & Johnson-Merck Joint Venture, an OTC remedies company, from 1995 to 1999. Education: B.A. in History, Lawrence University; M.B.A., Northwestern University s Kellogg School of Management. Other Public Company Directorships: Director of Nuvation Bio Inc. since 2021 and McCormick & Company since 2017. Formerly a director of Intersect ENT Inc., a healthcare equipment company, from 2015 to 2021, The White Wave Foods Company, a food products company, from 2016 to 2017, Axovant Sciences from 2017 to 2018, Medivation, Inc., from 2006 to 2016, and the Kraft Foods Group from 2012 to 2015. We believe Mr. Vernon is qualified to serve on our Board due to his business and investment experience as an executive in our industry and as the former Chief Executive Officer of a global Fortune 500 company, with particular expertise in marketing.