Ms. Elsner served as Chief Executive Officer of Benson Hill, Inc., an agricultural technology company, from October 2023 to March 2025, and Interim Chief Executive Officer from June 2023 to October 2023. Ms. Elsner served on the Board of Directors of Benson Hill, Inc. from May 2019 to May 2025. Prior to that, she served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Charlotte s Web Holdings, Inc., a leader in hemp-derived CBD extract products, from 2019 to 2021. From 2015 to 2018, she served as President, U.S. Snacks, Kellogg Company, a manufacturer and marketer of convenience foods. From 1992 to 2015, Ms. Elsner served in several increasingly senior positions, including Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer with Kraft Foods, Inc., a multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. Ms. Elsner has also served on the Board of Directors of the Ad Council. Key Qualifications, Experience, Skills, and Expertise Contributed to the Board Ms. Elsner s previous experience as the Chief Executive Officer of each of Benson Hill and Charlotte s Web provides the Board with diverse perspectives on strategy and growth across a range of industries. Through her broad range of leadership positions at Kellogg Company and Kraft Foods, especially as Chief Marketing Officer, Ms. Elsner gained significant knowledge of global markets and operations, and extensive sales, strategy, product innovation in domestic and international markets, and branding. This breadth of experience, as well as her unique appreciation of customers, enables her to provide the Board with a valuable perspective as the Company focuses on products and applications where it can strengthen market-leading positions and drive long-term value creation through its iconic brand. Ms. Elsner s broad financial and operating experience as a Chief Executive Officer of public companies and leading sizable domestic and international business units of large public companies provides valuable insight for the Company s global operations. Her leadership roles at Benson Hill, Charlotte s Web, Kellogg Company, and Kraft Foods enable Ms. Elsner to provide unique and valuable contributions to the Board in the areas of global management and business strategy. Ms. Elsner s extensive experience overseeing financial processes and understanding of finance led to her designation as an audit committee financial expert.