Independent Director, Class I Key Qualifications Ms. Poddar brings extensive global experience in product and technology strategy, development, and delivery, accelerating digital transformation, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. Her 30-year career includes executive and board roles for public, private, and start-up companies where she demonstrated expertise in enterprise risk management and held oversight responsibility for the full product innovation lifecycle from concept development to delivery, including her service as the first independent director for MeridianLink from 2021 through its acquisition in October 2025. Select Skills Technology, AI, Robotics, & Cybersecurity Ms. Poddar has extensive experience driving innovation in technology-focused companies. At Philips, she successfully launched AI-powered diagnostic and pathway informatics solutions to improve quality, promote efficiency, and enhance patient experience. She also led the product roadmap at an AI-integrated cybersecurity company, optimizing data privacy and compliance. At Teradata, she launched an AI-powered data and analytics SaaS platform on multiple cloud providers and oversaw the company s corporate security, product strategy, go-to-market approach, and digital transformation. Ms. Poddar held a leadership role at GE in developing an AI/ML- driven Asset Performance Management cloud SaaS product with over $1 billion in sales. Corporate Development and Strategy At Koninklijke Philips, Ms. Poddar led strategic initiatives for its multi-billion dollar digital healthcare diagnostic informatics business, including transitioning operating models, developing portfolio roadmaps, and ensuring strategic alignment across divisions. She also orchestrated a $12 billion transformation in GE Healthcare P&L from on-premises to cloud-based services, delivering substantial value creation. Human Capital Management Ms. Poddar has fostered creativity, collaboration, and success with a variety of teams throughout her career. She has demonstrated a strong track record of recruiting and developing high-performance talent, particularly at Philips and Teradata, where she led large, multidisciplinary teams responsible for driving enterprise-wide technological innovation initiatives. Professional Highlights Koninklijke Philips N.V. (NYSE: PHG) a multinational health technology company EVP & General Manager, Diagnostic and Pathway Informatics Business (2022 2023) OptimEyes.AI an AI-integrated cybersecurity software firm Executive Head of Product Development (2020 2022) Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) an enterprise software company that builds connected, multi-cloud data platforms for enterprise analytics, AI, and data warehousing EVP & Chief Development Officer (2019 2020) EVP & Chief Product & Technology Officer (2018 2019) SVP, Product Development (2017 2018) AdFender, Inc. an advanced software privacy solutions company Executive Head of Engineering & Operations (2016 2017) and Co-Founder (since 2010) General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) a multinational conglomerate with aerospace, energy, healthcare, and finance divisions Various leadership roles (2001 - 2016) Committee Membership: Audit Nominating, Corporate Governance & Sustainability Director Since: February 2024 Age: 58 Education: MS in Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University MCA in Computer Science, Bangalore University CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight, Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, and the National Association of Corporate Directors Other Notable Boards / Affiliations: MeridianLink Inc. (2021 - 2025) Accion Labs Group Holdings, Inc., Director (since 2021) OptimEyes.AI, Board of Advisors (since 2020) Corporate Council Board of Advisors to the Dean of UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, Director (2018 2020)