Board Chair INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR SINCE 2021 COMMITTEES Audit and Risk Nominating, Governance and Sustainability EDUCATION BBA, Accounting, Cleveland State University SELECTED DIRECTORSHIPS AND MEMBERSHIPS Board of Trustees, Yale-New Haven Hospital and Health System Advisory Board member, Noteworthy AI Inc. SELECTED FORMER DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND POSITIONS Executive committee, Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Co-Chair, EEI Committee on Reliability, Security and Business Continuity Chair, American Gas Association Board member, Archaea Energy, Inc. BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS Mr. Torgerson served as CEO of AVANGRID, Inc., an energy company with approximately $30 billion in assets and operations in 24 states from 2015 until his retirement in 2020. Previously, he was President and CEO of UIL Holdings Corporation from 2006 to 2015, when it merged with Iberdrola USA to form AVANGRID. During his time at UIL Holdings, he oversaw its expansion from a regional electric utility to a diversified energy delivery company and one of the largest generators of wind electricity in the U.S., serving natural gas and electric utility customers across multiple states. Before joining UIL Holdings, he was President, CEO and Director of the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. from 2000 to 2006. He also previously served as Chief Financial Officer for several natural gas and electric utilities including DPL, Inc., Puget Sound Energy and Washington Energy Company. Before transitioning to the utility industry, he served as Vice President of Development for Diamond Shamrock Corporation, where he also held various finance and strategic planning positions. Mr. Torgerson s qualifications to serve on our Board include his executive leadership experience and extensive knowledge of the utility industry, including clean energy development, finance and accounting, energy markets, regulation, risk management and strategic planning .