Scott Bender has been our Chairman of the Board since August 2023, and the Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors since 2011, when he and Mr. Joel Bender founded Cactus Wellhead, LLC ( Cactus LLC ). He served as our President from 2011 to August 2023. Prior to founding Cactus LLC, Mr. Bender was President of Wood Group Pressure Control from 2000 to 2011. He began his career in 1977 as President of Cactus Wellhead Equipment, a subsidiary of Cactus Pipe that was eventually sold to Cooper Cameron Corporation in 1996. Mr. Bender graduated from Princeton University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and the University of Texas at Austin in 1977 with a Master of Business Administration. We believe that Mr. Bender s significant experience in the oilfield services industry and his founding and leading of Cactus LLC bring important skills to our Board and qualifies him to serve on our Board. Mr. Bender is the father of Steven Bender, our Chief Operating Officer, and the brother of Joel Bender, our President and one of our directors.