Julie S. England has served as a director of our Company since October 2016. Ms. England is presently retired. Prior to her retirement in 2009, she served in various capacities with Texas Instruments Inc., most recently as Vice President and General Manager of the Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID ) division. She also served as Vice President of its microprocessor division from 1998 to 2004 and as Vice President of Quality for the Semiconductor Group from 1994 to 1998. Earlier, she held various engineering, manufacturing, quality, and business management positions. Ms. England is an experienced independent corporate director serving on both private and public company boards in the USA and Europe. Ms. England has served as a director of Smartrac Technology Group, N.V. from 2014 until May 2018. From 2010 until its acquisition by CCL Industries in May 2016, she served as a director of Checkpoint Systems, Inc., and chaired its Governance Committee. Ms. England served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 1997 to 2003 and as a director of Intelleflex Corporation from 2010 to 2013. Ms. England serves on the Board of Trustees of the Georgia O Keeffe Museum, and also previously served on the North Texas Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors ( NACD ). Ms. England served on the board of directors of McMillen Jacobs Associates from June 2021 until June 2022. Ms. England joined the board of directors of the Electricity Council of Texas ( ERCOT ) in January 2022. She has served on trade associations in the electronics industry including the American Electronics Association and AIM Global. Ms. England holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering and graduate studies in business from Texas Tech University complemented with executive education at Harvard University and Stanford University. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art in 2018 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Our Board of Directors has determined that Ms. England is an independent director. Our Board of Directors believes that Ms. England's extensive background in the technology industry and her experience serving on the boards of both private and public companies in the United States and Europe provides the Company with insight as she serves on our board. As a result of Ms. England s significant involvement in director professionalism education, Ms. England has been designated a NACD Governance Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors. In 2024, she earned a Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University.