Alex E. Washington, III (52), Director since 2020. Mr. Washington serves as a Managing Director of Wind Point Partners, a middle market private equity firm based in Chicago. Wind Point Partners has approximately $8.0 billion in assets under management and focuses on acquisition of middle-market companies in the industrial products, consumer products and business services sectors. Mr. Washington joined Wind Point Partners in 2002 and is a member of the firm s management company and investment committee. He currently serves on the boards of several Wind Point portfolio companies, including Ascensus Specialties, Envera Systems, HASA, Turf Masters Brands and Quantix. Past boards where Mr. Washington served as lead Wind Point director include Arr-Maz Custom Chemicals, Critica Infrastructure, Novolex and Paragon Films. Prior to Wind Point Partners, he held professional roles with J.H. Whitney, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and McKinsey & Company. Mr. Washington received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Morehouse College and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Washington was a Class VI recipient of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Fellowship in venture capital. He currently serves as a director of Wintrust Bank, serving on the Audit Committee. His civic activities include serving as a board member of the Art Institute of Chicago, board member of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, and member of both the Chicago Club and the Commercial Club of Chicago. Mr. Washington s extensive private equity experience provides him with comprehensive knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and the investment process, each of which are key functions of the Company. The Board believes that his knowledge of underwriting approaches and valuation methodologies is extremely valuable in evaluation of proposed transactions. Mr. Washington s significant experience on the board of directors of other companies also provides him with familiarity with the management of the liquidity, financial reporting, risk and audit management of complex organizations. Additionally, Mr. Washington s experience as a director of Wintrust Bank gives him valuable insight into the Company s banking operations, as well as experience as a board committee member and chair within the Wintrust enterprise.