Ryan L. Pape has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2009, as a director since 2010 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2019. In these roles, he is responsible for providing strategic leadership by working with the Board and the management team to establish long-term goals, growth strategies, and policies and procedures for the Company. Mr. Pape s primary objective is to ensure the Company s affairs are carried out competently, ethically, in accordance with the law, and in the best interest of employees, customers and stockholders. From 2008 to 2009, Mr. Pape served as our Vice President of Operations, and had previously also served in other positions in operations and technology within the Company. Prior to his initial employment with the Company in 2004, Mr. Pape started his career in technology consulting. Mr. Pape graduated from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science. Our Board has determined that Mr. Pape is qualified to serve as a director and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer based on his extensive experience with strategy, technology and product distribution and his proven ability to bring people together and develop a strong team of leaders.