Mr. Mrkonic contributes to the Board his deep expertise in corporate strategy, finance, governance, and industry leadership stemming from his more than 40 years of experience in the retail and manufacturing sectors as a senior executive and director of large public retail companies, providing him with a broad understanding of the complex strategic issues facing retail companies. KEY SKILLS AND EXPERTISE Governance: Attained from service on multiple public company boards, including North American and UK retail companies. Strategy: Developed through his leadership roles with national retailers, overseeing strategy development and implementation across large retail operations. Finance: Gained from his experience serving in senior financial leadership roles at complex retail organizations, where he was responsible for financial reporting, development and implementation of capital allocation strategies, and internal audit. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS BORDERS GROUP, INC. former book and music retail chain Director (1994 2004) Vice Chair (1994 2002) President (1994 1997) KMART SPECIALTY RETAILING GROUP group under the nationwide retail chain Kmart Corporation President (1990 1994) Previous retail experience with EYELAB, INC., HERMAN S WORLD OF SPORTING GOODS, and W.R. GRACE & COMPANY. OTHER PUBLIC BOARD DIRECTORSHIPS AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE: AZO) (since 2006) Brinker International Inc. (NYSE: EAT) (2003 2022) EDUCATION B.A., Stanford University, Economics M.A., Stanford University, Economics M.B.A., Harvard Business School