Mr. Hele has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2023. Mr. Hele has served as Executive Chairman to Portage AI Inc., an AI technology company, since September 2023 and as Chairman and Advisor to Resolution Re Limited, a reinsurer of closed block life insurance, since July 2023. Prior to these current roles, Mr. Hele served as a Board Member of Resolution Life Group Holdings, a closed block life insurance company, from October 2018 to February 2019, as Chief Operating Officer from February 2019 to March 2023 and as President from February 2019 to June 2023. Prior to joining Resolution Life Group Holdings, Mr. Hele served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of MetLife, Inc., a global life insurer, from September 2012 to September 2018, and he has held various senior positions in the insurance industry, including as a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer at ING Groep NV, and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Executive Vice President for Arch Capital Group Ltd. Bermuda, and he spent 11 years at Merrill Lynch & Co. in the investment banking, financial institutions group, and the private client group. Mr. Hele holds a bachelor of mathematics from University of Waterloo and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. We believe that Mr. Hele is qualified to serve as a member of our Board of Directors because of his experience leading large financial institutions.