Peter Browning has served as a director of the Company since June 2014 and as Lead Independent Director since February 2019. Browning has extensive experience in business, serving as an executive officer of numerous public companies, including Continental Can Company, Inc., National Gypsum Company and Sonoco Products Company. He also has served on more than 14 public company boards, including GMS, Inc. from 2014 to 2024, Acuity Brands, Inc. from 2001 to 2021, Enpro Inc. (formerly known as EnPro Industries, Inc.) from 2001 to 2015, Lowe s Companies, Inc. from 1997 to 2014, Nucor Corporation from 1999 to 2015, The Phoenix Companies, Inc. from 1988 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2009, and Wachovia Corporation from 2002 to 2008, and in a variety of board leadership roles, including non-executive Chair, lead director and Chair of audit, compensation and governance/nominating committees. Browning is a well-known authority on board governance and his knowledge and experience in that area are invaluable to the Board. He was the Dean of the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte from 2002 to 2005 and has served as the Managing Partner of Peter Browning Partners, a board advisory consulting firm, since 2009. In 2011 and 2012, Browning was selected for the NACD Directorship 100 (a list of the most influential people in corporate governance in the boardroom), and, in 2023, he was recognized by the NACD with the B. Kenneth West Lifetime Achievement Award (an annual award that recognizes a director who demonstrates exceptional achievements during the director s board career, including a dedication to effective leadership and the director s improvement of corporate governance). He co-authored a book on governance guidance, titled The Directors Manual: A Framework for Board Governance , which offers practical advice on leading an organization s board.