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Daphne J. Dufresne

Daphne J. Dufresne has served as a member of the Board since October 2016. Ms. Dufresne is Chair of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Dufresne previously served on the Nominating and Governance Committee from 2016 to 2021 and the Audit Committee from 2017 to 2018. Ms. Dufresne has been a Managing Partner of GenNx360 Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that specializes in acquisition, buyouts, and turnaround of underperforming businesses, since January 2017. Ms. Dufresne was previously a Managing Director of RLJ Equity Partners, a private equity fund, from December 2005 to June 2016. Ms. Dufresne participated in building the RLJ investment team, raising capital to fund its operations and constructing a partnership with The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm. Prior to that role, Ms. Dufresne was a Venture Partner during 2005 with Parish Capital Advisors, an investment fund for emerging and experienced institutional investors and a Principal from 1999 to 2005 at Weston Presidio Capital, a private equity organization. She also served as Associate Director in 1997 in the Bank of Scotland’s Structured Finance Group. Ms. Dufresne previously served as a director of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. from June 2015 to September 2022.

Ms. Dufresne’s professional experience, including her role as an equity investor for over 25 years, brings valuable knowledge and insight to our Board. Ms. Dufresne is very familiar with conducting due diligence, negotiating purchase and sale agreements and leading the Board during these processes. She also possesses experience in owning and managing enterprises like our Company and is familiar with corporate finance, strategic business planning activity and general issues that are important to stockholders.