William Watkins served as Chairman of the Board of Imergy Power Systems, Inc. (Imergy), a leading innovator in cost-effective energy storage products, from January 2015 to August 2016 and as Chief Executive Officer from September 2013 to August 2016. Prior to his time at Imergy, Mr. Watkins was the Chairman of the Board of Bridgelux, Inc. from February 2013 to December 2013 and Chief Executive Officer from January 2010 to February 2013. Mr. Watkins also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Seagate Technology Holdings PLC from 2004 to January 2009, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2004 and held various other positions from 1996 to 2000. During his time with Seagate, Mr. Watkins was responsible for Seagate s hard disc drive operations, including recording heads, media and other components, and related R&D and product development organizations. Mr. Watkins has served on the Board of Directors of Flex Ltd. (Flex) since 2009. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Avaya Holdings Corp. from 2017 through 2023 and Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., from 2008 to 2021. Mr. Watkins holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Texas. MR. WATKINS WAS SELECTED TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR ON OUR BOARD DUE TO HIS EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE ACROSS A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIES ON A GLOBAL SCALE, INCLUDING THE ENERGY STORAGE INDUSTRY, AS WELL AS HIS CURRENT AND PAST BOARD EXPERIENCE AS A DIRECTOR OF VARIOUS PUBLIC COMPANIES.